Matthew 13:24-43, 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time “…if you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them. Let them grow together until harvest…” (Matthew 13:29-30). I read our Gospel today, and I remember the spicy surprise that met a Jesuit who transplanted sprigs of basil beside some sili. After a few weeks,…
Day: July 23, 2017
Hopeful Imagining – Mark Aloysius, SJ
Matthew 13:24-30, 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time When I was a teenager, our English teacher wore a t-shirt that amused me immensely. On it was written the caption, the older I get, the better I was! I remember him using the t-shirt to both educate us about tenses and also about life. As time passes,…
Listen to the Groaning – Johnny Go, SJ
Matthew 13:24-43, 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time In his letter to the Romans, St. Paul uses an intriguing description to refer to the sound of the Spirit praying in us: “The Spirit himself intercedes with “inexpressible groanings.” There’s a reason why the Apostle didn’t liken it to something more conventional and even appealing. Like why…
Thinking Small – Ron Rolheiser, OMI
Matthew 13:24-43, 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time A year ago, I was at a religious education conference which had as its keynote speaker Maya Angelou, a black woman of considerable talent and remarkable graciousness. Among the many things she shared was this story: “When I was six years old,” she said, “one summer day on…
Forgive the Weeds – John Foley, SJ
Matthew 13:24-43, 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time In this week’s Gospel story, the servants ask whether they should pull out weeds that have been woven in with the wheat. “No,” the Master says. “If you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them. Let them grow together until harvest.” This parable…
One Lost Sheep 