"Woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel"
(1 Cor. 9:16)

Our gospel today uses the illustration of servanthood, i.e., that servants are duty-bound to perform their given tasks at the service of...

In our Gospel story, presented is a rich man—tradition names him Dives (Latin for “rich”)—who was condemned to Hades (Lk 16:23). It was...

“You cannot serve God and mammon” (Lk 16:13). But what is a “mammon”? We encounter this term thrice in our gospel (vv. 9, 11, 13) and is...

An often neglected part in the analysis of the beloved story of the Prodigal Son is the discourse on physical and social space. Most of...

“For who can learn the counsel [boulē] of God? Or who can discern what the Lord wills [thelō]? (Wis 9:13)” The Book of Wisdom in our...

Our gospel situates us in the context of a Sabbath meal inside a leading Pharisee’s house (Lk 7:1). Jesus reprimanded the guests for...

“‘Relax,’ says the night man, ‘We are programmed to receive. You can check out any time you like but you can never leave’.” This is the...