[Jesus said:] “Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”[matthew 11:28 nrsvue] We are in the home stretch of the seemingly interminable mid-term election campaign and I, for one, cannot wait for November 4 to get here! The relentless attack ads, which I addressedContinueContinue reading “A QUIET PLACE”
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WHOSE IMAGE IS THIS?
[ Jesus said:] “Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”“Caesar’s,” they replied. Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”[Matthew 22:19-21 Exodus 3:7-8 new international version]ContinueContinue reading “WHOSE IMAGE IS THIS?”
DAY LABOR AND THE GOSPEL
[Jesus said:] “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.”[matthew 21:1-2 nrsvue] Note: Again this week, I’m reworking a reflection I originally wrote inContinueContinue reading “DAY LABOR AND THE GOSPEL”
