Climate change is reshaping ministry, yet many clergy feel isolated or underprepared to preach about it. Here’s what helps preachers connect Scripture, Creation, justice, and congregational care. Houses of worship and religious organizations are often among the first to respond…
This parable of the Dishonest Steward is one of the strangest of the strange. Commentators are all over the map in their opinions of what we should make of it. One scholar insists that the focus is on... Lectionary Reflections…
Jesus’ enemies try to set a trap for Him. A coin buys Him freedom from it. For the last several weeks, our Gospel readings have shown us that Jesus used parables to help the religious elites of Jerusalem hear a…
XXIX Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A The Gospel passage we hear today (Mt 22:15–21) presents us with a trap that the Pharisees and Herodians—allied together out of convenience—carefully devise to try to put the Lord Jesus in a…
Rev. Dr. Jessica Hetherington reflects on faith, climate action, and the powerful witness of Seniors Climate Witness. Well, you can imagine the response. Yet, these seniors were determined. They had travelled thousands of kilometres, bringing pictures of children and other…
Then the king said to the attendants, “Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”(Matthew 22:13) I think this is part of what makes the parable of…
Today’s reflection is from Mark Guevarra, a regular Bondings 2.0 contributor and a a doctoral student at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He is also a contributor and co-editor of Cornerstones: Sacred Stories of LGBTQ+ Employees in Catholic Institutions.
Deuteronomy 8:7-18 Luke 12:16-30 ‘Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear, for your Father knows that you need them’. In the name of the Father, and of…
Is my ambition too worldly? One thing I have always thought about as a Christian is this: What really makes a Christian different beyond simply being a good person? And yes, Christians should be good people. Kindness is a fruit…
This is a short preview version. At the end you will find the links to the complete versions. There is a phrase that repeats itself on the altars of Santa Muerte: — God first. Then the White Girl. The devotee murmurs…
The stories Jesus told - the Prodigal Son, the Good Samaritan, the Sower and more - and what they mean.
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