Today’s Readings – Sunday of Week 5 of Ordinary Time (Year C)

Commentary on Isaiah 6:1-2,3-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11

Today, we are asked to consider three interlocking elements of our Christian living: faith, experience and apostleship. Our faith has two elements. The first is expressed by Paul in the Second Reading where he gives the briefest summary of what the Christian message is about. To ’have faith’ at that level is to accept that message as true and credible. For many Catholics, faith often stops at that point. If a person fully accepts the teaching of the Catholic Church (as opposed, for example, to teachings of Protestant churches), we sometimes hear people say, “She or he has the faith". Some Catholics like to spend a lot of time spelling out in detail what is orthodox and what is not, and condemning those they … Continue

Yesterday’s Readings – Saturday of Week 4 of Ordinary Time - First Reading

Commentary on Hebrews 13:15-17,20-21

Today we conclude our reading of the Letter to the Hebrews. The first part of the reading gives some more instruction on how the Hebrew Christians ought to behave.

First, they are to offer God an unending sacrifice of praise, not now a sacrifice … Continue