Ut Aliis Tradere

[A reflection on the Gospel reading for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Sunday, September 14, 2025. This and the other readings may be...

Welcome to the philosophy of the shock statement, that introduction meant to stun listeners out of their preoccupation and in appalled fascination listen for the follow-up.

As always, Jesus is teaching His listeners, us included, fundamentals of life in the Kingdom of God in the context with which His followers were familiar.

How are we to fulfil the promises we made at our baptism if we have no idea to Whom we have made these promises?

[A reflection on the Gospel for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, August 10, 2025, which may be found with the other readings for Mass at...

When we explain the passage as Martha inverting her priorities and Jesus scolding her for it, we have fallen into a simplistic explanation that totally misses the point and unfairly paints Martha as a vapid socialite.

hat is what it means to be created in the Image of God: doing mercy, loving one's neighbour as one's self.

This is something we often forget in our divided and polarized world, the world of "us" versus "them" that the Gospel of the Kingdom of God is held out and offered to all, without exception.

Our Lord is very clear today. He spelled out the price of becoming a member of the Kingdom of God, and it varies from person to person.

t does seem to be the hallmark of the Adversary and his allies to unleash and promote as much chaos as possible.

This was as yet the greatest Synod of Holy Mother Church,...the greatest decision to rise from Nicaea concerned the relation of Jesus Christ to God the Father Almighty.

Our Lord stresses again that to see Him is to see the Father, and that One was coming who would testify to that truth by dwelling in us as the same Spirit dwells together with the Father and the Son.

This unity is a tall order, for Our Lord did not call for an institutional unity.

Jesus Christ our Lord had a great propensity for confusing His disciples, at least initially.

What did Jesus mean by "many dwelling-places"?...Human imagination has run rampant trying to understand this concept now for millennia.