15th Sunday of the Year

Luke 10:25-37 Gospel Summary The lawyer in today’s gospel is not to be confused with the…

15th Sunday of the Year – “Go and do likewise”

Background: I have always hoped that someone would unearth the whole catena of Martha/Mary/Lazarus stories of…

15th Sunday of the Year – Focus on Mission – Part Two

Message: Second step: Compassion. Jesus is the Good Samaritan who shows the meaning of compassion and…

15th Sunday of the Year

Luke 10, 25-37 “Food baskets at Christmas, toys at Christmas,” writes a bishop, “are good as…

15th Sunday of the Year – The Good Samaritan Next Door

The three ladies had been friends since high school. They all grew up in the same…

15th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

“Good Samaritan” has become part of our language, whether we are Christian or not.  About ten…

15th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 1

The story of the Good Samaritan is one of the best known in the Bible. Even…

15th Sunday of the Year

Commentaries on Readings Deuteronomy 30:10-14; Colossians 1:15-20; Luke 10:25-37  THE CORE of the Christian message is:…

15th Sunday of the Year

According to Fr. Domie Guzman, SSP in one of his homilies published in Sambuhaysome years ago, he…

15th Sunday of the Year – To Inherit Life

Introduction To love God would not make sense for the ancient Greeks. The gods could love…