by MOGC | Mar 14, 2025 | Church, Newsletter
Pope Francis draws our attention to Peter, James and John. Understandably weary, they were struggling against sleep and almost missed the Transfiguration entirely! ‘The drowsiness of the three disciples appears to be a discordant note’, the Pope muses. These three...
by MOGC | Mar 7, 2025 | Church, Newsletter
‘Jesus does not converse with the devil’, observes Pope Francis. The Pope points out that Jesus never seeks the devil’s opinion, nor does he get into a dialogue with the devil. Jesus only gives firm answers, rebuffing the devil with Scripture, even when the devil...
by MOGC | Nov 1, 2024 | Church, Newsletter
Generally, in the gospels, the scribes are shown as antagonistic towards Jesus and when we begin this passage we may be expecting a trap being laid by the scribe. In Jewish tradition, a lot of teaching occurs through a question and answer style and often the question...
by MOGC | Oct 19, 2024 | Church, Newsletter
James and John are effectively calling ‘shotgun’ on the best seats at the table! When they ask to sit at the left and right hand of Jesus, they are asking Jesus to name them as his deputies. They’re looking to secure for themselves positions of power and authority....
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