DWRC

The readings place obedience at the center of authentic discipleship. Proverbs teaches that God sees the heart and values justice and righteousness more than religious performance detached from moral conversion. Jesus then declares that his true family consists of those who hear the word of God and act upon it. This teaching does not diminish […]

Saint Matthew’s feast celebrates the apostle whom Christ called from the tax booth. His vocation reveals the transforming initiative of Jesus: Christ does not wait until a person has become worthy before calling him. He calls sinners into discipleship and then changes them through grace. Ephesians describes the Church as one Body with diverse ministries, […]

The parable of the workers in the vineyard confronts one of our deepest temptations: measuring God’s generosity by comparison with others. The workers hired early complain because those who worked only briefly receive the same wage. Yet the landowner has not cheated them; he has been generous. Isaiah explains why God’s action can seem mysterious: […]

Saint Paul uses the image of seed to explain the resurrection of the body. What is sown is perishable; what God raises is imperishable. The image is especially appropriate for Christian discipleship because the Gospel’s parable of the sower likewise speaks of God’s word being planted in human hearts. The seed appears small and vulnerable, […]