Author: Bernard Camiré, SSS

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Pondering the Parables: The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats (Mt 25:31-46)

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What does it mean to be called a “brother or sister of Christ?” The scene described in this passage of Matthew’s Gospel, the final section of Jesus’ concluding discourse, is one of power and grandeur.  Though it is frequently called a parable, the formal parabolic element here is the comparison of the separation of the nations […]

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Pondering the Parables: The Parable of the Faithful and Wise Servant (Mt 24:45-51)

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Jesus asks us, “Who is the faithful and wise servant… ?” (Mt 24:25) The parable of the faithful and wise servant begins with a rhetorical question:  “Who, then, is the faithful and wise servant …?” which sets the tone for this and the two parables that follow (Mt 25:1-13 and 25:14-30).  Since the parable makes […]

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Pondering the Parables: The Parable of the Wedding Feast

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Parables were integral to Jesus’ teaching ministry. His stories engaged the minds and hearts of his listeners and revealed the deeper meaning of their lives and God’s power at work in and around them. The Parable of the Wedding Feast in Matthew 22:1-14 is also found in Luke 14:16-24, but in a form that reflects […]

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Pondering the Parables: The Parable of the Two Sons

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Parables were integral to Jesus’ teaching ministry. His stories engaged the minds and hearts of his listeners and revealed the deeper meaning of their lives and God’s power at work in and around them. This parable (Mt 21:28-32), peculiar to Matthew, is rather simple in character and has none of the elements of surprise and […]

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Pondering the Parables: The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard

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Parables were integral to Jesus’ teaching ministry. His stories engaged the minds and hearts of his listeners and revealed the deeper meaning of their lives and God’s power at work in and around them. Far from depicting an imaginary situation, the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard (Mt 20:1-16) describes something that occurred frequently […]

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Pondering the Parables: The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

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Parables were integral to Jesus’ teaching ministry. His stories engaged the minds and hearts of his listeners and revealed the deeper meaning of their lives and God’s power at work in and around them. As the final parable in Chapter 18 of Matthew’s Gospel, the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant (Mt 18:21-35) is also the evangelist’s first […]

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Pondering the Parables: The Parable of the Lost Sheep

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Parables were integral to Jesus’ teaching ministry. His stories engaged the minds and hearts of his listeners and revealed the deeper meaning of their lives and God’s power at work in and around them. The Parable of the Lost Sheep (Mt 18:12-14) has been called the simplest of all the parables of Jesus: a sheep […]

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January 16, 2019

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In the first scene of today’s gospel, we are admitted into Simon Peter’s house. The narration of events in this private setting leads us to surmise that it is the description of an eye eyewitness. Scripture scholars tell us that in this scene there is probably more than meets the eye. For example, although our translation […]

January 2, 2019

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In today’s gospel reading, John the Baptist identifies his mission as “the voice of one crying out in the desert, ‘make straight the way of the Lord.’” And in these words of John we have what is the Christian’s lifetime program: making way for an always more-lively presence of Christ in one’s life and in […]

December 19, 2018

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Through the archangel who appears to Zechariah, God intervenes in an exceptional way in the marriage of Zechariah and Elizabeth. But the message he brings has a much wider reference than to this couple alone. In fact, it has significance for the entire world. The child to be born of this couple will be the […]