"Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me." These words in the 12th chapter of Luke begin one of the most relevant discourses of Jesus for today.
Commentary
Graham Pulkingham 1-01-1977
I am the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me, as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.--John 10:14-15
Jim Wallis 12-01-1976
Mary's words speak of the social revolution at the core of the gospel, here made clear from the first moments of the incarnation.
James Rausch 11-01-1976
This is the homily delivered at his funeral by the General Secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
John Perkins 9-01-1976
One of the ever-present sights this bicentennial year has been the Declaration of Independence.
Sharon Gallagher 9-01-1976
Ingmar Bergman’s newest film, Face To Face, documents the nervous breakdown of a highly disciplined and capable psychologist named Jenny.
William Stringfellow 5-01-1976
A most obstinate misconception associated with the gospel of Jesus Christ is that the gospel is welcome in this world.
John Perkins 5-01-1976
Individualism in our society, as I look at it today, is the greatest threat to an understanding of the church and the meaning of being a Christian.
Jim Stentzel 5-01-1976
“In such critical moments, our church knows instinctively its priestly and prophetic role,” said a south Korean church official to a visiting U.S. church delegation last month.
Wesley Granberg-Michaelson 5-01-1976
CIA Director George Bush, agreeing partially to the urgings of Senator Mark O. Hatfield, has informed him that the CIA will not take any initiative abroad requesting voluntary foreign intelligence information from American clergy and missionaries.
Sharon Gallagher 5-01-1976
Nazi Germany seems to be the moral focal point of the 20th century, at least for the West.