Category: Kingdom of God

Third Sunday of Ordinary Time (A): Matthew 4:12-23

 

People in Maine are usually very interested in the weather.  Although our homes offer us some protection from weather’s extremes – snow, rain, wind, heat, cold – many of our activities outside of our homes are affected by the weather.  Will school be cancelled due to a coming storm? Will we be able to get to work? Will road crews get a heads-up so that they can be ready? How will our vacation be affected by the weather? Someone who owns a motel in Bar Harbor in the summer wants one kind of weather; another person with a motel in Greenville or Caribou in winter wants a different kind of weather.  We – along with all these people – turn to the weather forecasts. Continue reading “The Kingdom of Heaven”

3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (B)

When you hear or read the Gospel for this Sunday, try putting yourself in the story. Imagine that you are like Peter or John. You are going about your business, as you do every day: at home, at work, at school, or wherever you find yourself. Then, from out of the blue, a Stranger approaches, someone you have never met before. That person says, simply, “The time is at hand. Follow me.” That’s it. No résumé, no explanation, no time to ponder it.

Follow me. Now. Continue reading “The Time of Fulfillment”