Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A

Alfred Gorvie

THE GOSPEL TRADE Matthew 25:14-30 Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Bruce K Modahl   14 “For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; 15 to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. 16 …

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A

Alfred Gorvie

God’s Infinite Mercy Is Our Justice Matthew 18:21-35 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Mark A Marius  21Peter came and said to [Jesus], “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” 22Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. 23“For this reason the …

Second Sunday after Pentecost

Alfred Gorvie

We Use Requirements, Jesus Uses Mercy   Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Second Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Timothy Hoyer   9As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. 10And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors …