Tim Reidy

This Sunday is the 20th in Ordinary Time Fr Daniel Harrington writes that Luke s Gospel reading presents three initially puzzling sayings of Jesus He proclaims that he has come to light a fire on earth to undergo a baptism of death and to bring division rather than peace What happened to an

As regular readers of The Good Word know one of our frequent contributors is Father Richard Leonard an Australian Jesuit who splits his time between the Jesuit Theological College in Australia and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome If you d like to hear more from Father Leonard be s

This Sunday is the nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Daniel Harrington writes about faith and hope Sunday s reading from Hebrews he notes contains the only explicit definition of faith in the Bible Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen Dianne

This Sunday is the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Father Daniel Harrington writes that the Old Testament wisdom books and the New Testament writings have some wise things to say about money and possessions While affirming that we live in the real world of commerce they teach us that we shou

This Sunday is the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time In his reflection on this week s readings Daniel Harrington writes that Luke s journey narrative provide a framework or outline for developing a sound Christian spirituality One essential element in any variety of Christian spirituality is pra

This Sunday is the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Gospel reading from Luke recounts the story of Jesus s encounter with the sisters Mary and Martha Daniel Harrington writes that the narrative challenges us to balance practical action and contemplation In the history of biblical interp

This Sunday is the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Daniel Harrington s reflections on the readings can be found here John R Donahue s column from 2001 is here And Dianne Bergant s column from 2004 is also available

Once again this week America offers FREE access to The Word commentary This is the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Diane Bergant writes that the readings for today offer us two conflicting images One is of abundance and rejoicing the other is of the cross and self-denial John R Donahue S

July 1st is the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Daniel Harrington notes that the Gospel reading from Luke marks the start of an important journey for Jesus and his disciples The journey moves from northern Galilee to Jerusalem and focuses on two themes the identity of Jesus Christology and

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