The Parable of the Dishonest Manager

Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Thirty-First Week Of Ordinary Time   Luke 16: 1-8 In today’s gospel, the unjust steward was lazy and dishonest. He squandered his master’s possessions. When his master discovers this, the crisis begins. He is called to give an account. The master commends the dishonest steward who […]

The Parable of the Dishonest Manager

Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday Of The Thirty-First Week In Ordinary Time   Luke 16:1-8 On a first quick reading of the passage, we think there’s something wrong.. why would the master commend the dishonest steward?  But on a closer look, Jesus looks at the quality of prudence in the steward. When we […]

The Parable of the Dishonest Manager

Reflection on the Gospel of the Twenty-Fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time   Luke 16:1-13 The gospel of today seems to be confusing. We are left questioning about why did the Master praise the dishonest steward even though the Master lost a good deal of money. Well firstly, we can certainly say that the Master himself […]

The Parable of the Dishonest Manager

Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Thirty-First Week In Ordinary Time Luke 16:1-8 Honesty, Integrity, Prudence – these  values come out loud in today’s gospel passage. Jesus ‘ message to us is to choose wisely when faced with a difficult situation. While choosing between God and wealth, we have to be able […]