Christ the Lord When Jesus teaches, he takes an authoritative posture: he is not just giving advice, he is unveiling Truth. St. Matthew illustrates this with two details prefacing Chapters 5-7 of his Gospel, the chapters that present in summary form Christ’s idea of how we ought to live, commonly called the Sermon on the Mount: First, Jesus sat down before he began to teach. When rabbis in Israel sat down to teach, it indicated that they were presenting their official doctrine. Second, the Greek used for “Then he began to speak…” contains a phrase that, literally translated, would read: “he opened his mouth.” In the ancient world, this phrase indicated an official declaration or a setting forth of the speaker’s most deeply held convictions. When St. Matthew depicts Jesus as sitting down and opening his mouth, it is as if he were saying: “What follows is the soul of Christ’s doctrine, his very heart expressed in the most important words spoken by the Word of God.” When Christ teaches, he claims to have authority; we can either accept it or reject it, but we cannot write it off, nor can we treat it like one opinion among many. Our attitude towards Jesus’ teaching is our attitude toward the Lord himself.
Christ the Lord When Jesus teaches, he takes an authoritative posture: he is not just giving advice, he is unveiling Truth. St. Matthew illustrates this with two details prefacing Chapters 5-7 of his Gospel, the chapters that present in summary form Christ’s idea of how we ought to live, commonlyRead More →
According to legend, this staircase was made by St Joseph. Father Simon prayed for the parish here.Read More →
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There are still too many people in our world dwelling in darkness. Too many still without hope. Too many consumed by the bad news constantly being proclaimed. And it is up to us to show them the light. To be the light of the world. To let our good worksRead More →
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This is day 2 of Jesus’ ministry. John sees Jesus coming towards him and uses the phrase “Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” for the first time. This concept would have been earth shattering to a Jew. The concept of an animal absorbing sin inRead More →
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One of the most dramatic moments in this passage is the opening of heaven. In Jewish thought, the heavens represented the realm of God, often perceived as distant from the earthly realm. The image of heaven opening signifies a moment of divine intervention and revelation. It signals that what isRead More →
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As he was describing the gift of the Word of God made man out of love for us, St. John the Evangelist also mentioned that “the world did not know him” and “his own people did not accept him” (John 1:11). We know that God created us free, and weRead More →
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