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He Who Has Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear.

Lutero expone al público sus tesis from Fondo Antiguo de la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Sevilla

Over time, the Church has heard a number of things. In its first days, the Church heard
the public preaching of Peter, Paul, and the other Apostles, as well as the cries of glee and horror as they were martyred. It heard Constantine end it’s persecution. It listened closely as the Church Fathers fought over confessing rightly the Trinity and the divinity of the Son of God. The Church
listened as Islam threatened to wipe the Truth and Word of God away, all the while seeking to replace it with lies, hatred, and the worship of an idol. The Church heard the ground rumble from the marching of boots and hooves as armies advanced under the banner of the Faith as they
waged wars across the land in the crusades. ”
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Dining With the Pharisees

The Lord’s Last Supper from Okaybabs

Our Savior took the plans of the prideful who attempted to honor themselves and brought them down, putting them to shame. At the same time, Christ took a man who was low and suffering and raised him up.

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Freed in Christ to not be anxious

Will He Not Much More Clothe You by Susan McConville-Harrer

The life of sinful man is plagued by numerous conditions, struggles, and troubles. How widespread these different undesirable things are or how much of an issue they are may wax and wane like the moon in the night sky as the years and decades go by but nevertheless, they persist. …For more, click on the title above.

Deaf and mute

Jesus Heals the Deaf by Dr Ganesh Kelagina Beedu Shenoy

Throughout His incarnate earthly ministry, Jesus performs a wide variety of miracles for the people He comes across. Christ feeds many with a small amount of food, raises people from the dead, calms a raging storm and sea, fills nets with fish, casts out demons, and as we see in our Gospel reading for today, heals the ailments of those who are suffering. Today we hear that God listens to our pleas….For more, click on the title above.

The temple of the Lord

Jeremiah in the Gate of the Temple and Proclaim the Lord’s Message Unattributed wood engraving, published in 1886.

Luke’s account of Christ’s arrival at and actions in the Temple in Jerusalem, which was read a few moments ago, is quite wonderful. It falls right after the Triumphal Entry, where the Savior enters the city that is the final destination of His incarnate earthly ministry. It is a city that would soon demand His death on the cross as punishment for claiming He was the Son of God, and in the eyes of the officials, misleading the people. …For more, click on the title above.

Praising the Steward

The Unjust Steward. Illustration for Bible Pictures and Stories by D J D (Partridge, c 1885)

Throughout Scripture, there are plenty of texts that can leave a reader confused as to what is happening, what the meaning is, or why a Prophet, Apostle, or even God Himself said something. Some of these possibly confusing excerpts can be understood by looking at the text in the original language. Others can be cleared up by considering the setting. Then there are a select few texts that can seem to be a raging river of endless confusion at times and understanding them can feel like trying to solve a puzzle. The “Parable of the Dishonest Steward” in the Gospel of Luke is an over achiever and falls into all three of these categories. …For more, click on the title above.