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Commentary on Philippians 3:3-8
Paul has already mentioned divisions and arguing among the Philippian community. Today he indicates one source of the problem, namely, the agitation of the Judaisers (those who believed that Levitical Law should be binding on Christians). We already saw this problem when reading the Letter to the Galatians. Clearly it was a fairly widespread phenomenon. Perhaps it was less expected in Philippi, where there were not many Jews and apparently, not even a synagogue (see Acts 16:13).
The first Christians were all Jews and in the beginning they naturally followed many of their traditional customs. But once non-Jews began to be accepted as full members of the Christian community, many of these traditions and the place of the Mosaic Law were seen in a differen … Continue
While there is no commentary for this Feast of All Saints of Ireland, this reading from Sirach seems appropriate to include to honor those Irish women and men who are so acclaimed on earth and in heaven:
Sirach 44:1-15 (NRSVue)
Hymn in Honor of Our Ancestors
Let us now sing the pra … Continue