‘Woe Unto You’: Why Jesus Confronted the Pharisees
SCRIPTURES & ART: A look at the readings for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, through the eyes of 19th-century French artist James Tissot
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Which Commandment of the Law Is the Greatest?
SCRIPTURES & ART: A look at the readings for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, through the eyes of Flemish Baroque artist Jacob Jordaens
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time – The Publican Talks to God, the Pharisee Talks to Himself
SCRIPTURES & ART: ‘Whoever exalts himself will be humbled,’ warns Jesus in today’s Gospel reading, ‘and whoever humbles himself will be exalted’
22nd Sunday of the Year — The Meaning of Washing
SCRIPTURES & ART: The place that needs purification, first and foremost, is the heart.
5 Prayers the Devil Likes to Overhear
“When we pray, do we speak from the height of our pride and will, or ‘out of the depths’ of a humble and contrite heart? He who humbles himself will be exalted; humility is the foundation of prayer...” (CCC 2559)
