Humility and Hospitality

Reflection on the Gospel of the Twenty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time   Luke 14:1, 7-14 Jesus always knows how to cut to the chase, doesn’t he? He recognized both the guests and their host as social climbers, and he wanted to urge them toward true generosity, real hospitality that expected nothing in return. It was […]

Humility and Hospitality

Reflection on the Gospel of the Saturday In The Thirtieth Week In Ordinary Time Luke 14:1,7-11 In today’s gospel we see Jesus being invited to a meal by a chief Pharisee. There he notices how people claimed places of importance and thus self glorification. Looking at the crowd Jesus taught them by sharing with them […]