Archive for September 2026

In this week’s Gospel, Our Lord Jesus confronts the religious leaders in Jerusalem with the Parable of the Two Sons, posing a piercing question about what true obedience to the Father really requires.   A father asks both of his sons to work in his vineyard. The first son bluntly refuses, declaring, “I will not,”…

In this Sunday’s Gospel reading, Our Lord shares the uncomfortable and radical Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard. A landowner goes out at dawn, nine in the morning, noon, three in the afternoon, and finally at five in the evening to hire laborers, promising to pay them what is just. At the end of…

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus delivers one of His most challenging teachings on the nature of divine and human mercy. The Gospel opens with Saint Peter asking how often he must forgive a brother who sins against him, proposing what he likely thought was a generous offer: “As many as seven times?” Jesus shatters that…

On the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A), Jesus addresses a delicate and often painful reality of Christian community life: how to handle sin, correction, and division among believers. He outlines a step-by-step approach to fraternal correction, beginning in private, moving to a small group of witnesses, and finally bringing the matter to the…