When Jesus finally arrives in Bethany in John 11, he discovers that Lazarus has been dead for four days. If only you’d gotten here sooner, says Martha. If only you’d gotten here sooner, says Mary. The ...
The tone of the Gospel for the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time might be alarming or off-putting. Jesus visits communities and informs them that not all will be saved, as some “will not be strong ...
Find today’s readings here. “When you see a cloud rising in the west you say immediately that it is going to rain—and so it does; and when you notice that the wind is blowing from the south you say ...