Commentary by Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Mt 22:15-21 The Pharisees went and plotted to entrap Jesus in what he said.  So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one;

Commentary by Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Mt 22:1-14 Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying:  “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.  He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. 

Commentary by Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Mt 21:33-43 “Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country.  When the harvest time had come, he sent his

Commentary by Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Mt 21:28-32 “What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’  He answered, ‘I will not’; but later he changed his mind and went.  The father went to the second and said the same;

Commentary by Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Mt 20:1-16 “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard.  After agreeing with the labourers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard.  When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others

Commentary by Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Mt 18:21-35 Peter came and said to him Jesus, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. For this reason the kingdom of heaven

Commentary by Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Mt 18:15-20 “If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one. But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with

Commentary by Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Mt 16:21-27 Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.  And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him,

Commentary by Matthew Green, www.advenus.wordpress.com Mt 16:13-20 The Catholic Church has many things in common with other Christian denominations. Exactly how much we have in common varies greatly from case to case, in both theology and liturgy. Some Christians share little more with us than a basic faith in Christ, with very different interpretations of

Beyond the Boundaries Commentary by Fergus Kerr OP, http://niwg.op.org Mt 15:21-28 Canaanites are cast in a bad light in the Bible. Their gods are Baal (2 Kings 10:18-28) and Moloch (2 Kings 23:10), their goddesses Astarte (2 Kings 23:13) and Ashera (2 Kings 23:4-7). They are accused of practising fertility rites, sacrificing children and many