Today’s Readings – Thursday of Week 11 of Ordinary Time - First Reading

Commentary on 2 Corinthians 11:1-11

In our last three readings from 2 Corinthians, we’ve entered a final section of the Letter where Paul vigorously defends his credentials against people who have been criticising him. There is a unity in these chapters which suggest they may originally have been part of a separate letter. They consist of an apologia by Paul, defending his way of acting and his ministry. The language is highly emotional and very strongly expressed in parts. In the central part, there is a very emphatic statement on his credentials to be an apostle.

As he did in the early part of the letter (which we saw last week), Paul continues defending his record with the Corinthians, though in much stronger terms. Today’s reading is relatively mild. He begins by appe … Continue

Yesterday’s Readings – Wednesday of Week 11 of Ordinary Time - First Reading

Commentary on 2 Corinthians 9:6-11

Paul continues his exhortation to the Corinthians to be generous. He begins with a kind of proverb: skimpy sowing means skimpy reaping:

...the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountiful … Continue