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7,847 total reads Today’s Gospel is another parable found only in Matthew (21:28-32). It is one of three consecutive stories (21:28 – 22:14) that form an
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7,635 total reads Another parable, which is peculiar to Matthew (20:1-16), is read today. Though bracketed by the saying of Jesus on the reversal of fortune
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7,490 total reads Continuing last week’s lesson from the Gospel regarding the relationship of the members of the Christian community where the paramount goal is to
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7,221 total reads Considering the previous parable on the lost sheep (Mt 18:12-14) as the immediate context of the gospel reading today (vv 15-20), the motive
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7,271 total reads Now that his purpose and mission have been revealed in his confirmation of Peter’s confession of him as Messiah (cf last Sunday’s gospel),
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4,692 total reads All three synoptic Gospels narrated Peter’s confession of Jesus as Messiah (Mk 8:27-29; Mt 16:13-30; Lk 9:18-20). In today’s Gospel Matthew significantly modified
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3,491 total reads Earlier in the gospel of Matthew it was narrated that Jesus and his disciples were on the boat when a violent storm broke.
