
Save Christ the King
668 total views
668 total views On the last Sunday of the liturgical calendar, the Church celebrates the Kingship of Christ. This year the gospel is taken from the

668 total views
668 total views On the last Sunday of the liturgical calendar, the Church celebrates the Kingship of Christ. This year the gospel is taken from the

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894 total views The gospel reading (Lk 21:5-19) is considered a part of what is often called Jesus’ “eschatological discourse”, (21:5-36) because it deals with the

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823 total views As Luke comes to the end of the travel account, we read the engaging story about Zacchaeus found only in his gospel (19:1-10).

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579 total views The parable of the Pharisee and the Publican in Luke’s gospel is the second of the two successive parables on prayer. The first

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544 total views After Jesus’ eschatological instruction (17:20-37), the parable of the persistent widow, found only in Luke (18:1-8), follows to press home the point that

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583 total views In the episode of Jesus’ cleansing of ten lepers (17:11-19), Luke begins the third part of the travel account (9:51-19:27) where v11a mentions

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703 total views The gospel reading presents two consecutive pronouncements of Jesus, perhaps initially unconnected but joined in Luke to underscore the power of faith, (17: