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8,969 total views Advent season begins today and it serves as preparation for the different comings of Jesus- His coming in history, His coming at the
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8,984 total views The word “thronos” (θρόνος), translated as a throne, is easily associated with a seat of power especially of the kings. As the Church
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9,647 total views Today’s gospel (Mt 25:14-30) is the third in a series of parables dealing with the proper attitude to, and behavior in, the face
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9,587 total views Beginning Chapter 24 of the gospel of Matthew Jesus begins to prepare his disciples for what is to come (24:—25:46). The imminent destruction
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10,018 total views Today’s gospel (Mt 23:1-12) is the beginning of the chapter that contains Jesus’ strongest words against the scribes and Pharisees (vv13-36, the seven
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9,135 total views The episode in Mt 22:34-40 is the third of the continuous “game of challenge and riposte” between Jesus and the Pharisees (Ch 22-23).
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9,417 total views After Jesus made some scathing condemnations against the Pharisees in the controversy between them (Mt 21-23), the Pharisees continued to engage Jesus hoping
