All Hail to Christ Our King! All Hail to Christ Our King!

Our Lord Jesus was heralded as the Newborn King in the Incarnation, in the line of the Great King David, and was adored by Magi from the East.

Here we go again! Jesus is telling a story (a parable) to his disciples who understand the imagery of an owner of a property giving responsibility to servants while he is away but, as is common, the point Jesus is making isn’t what the disciples would expect.

Recently, I was up in Connecticut for a high school class reunion, 45 years, and driving up Route 91, I drove past a mountain crest I hiked on when I was a Boy Scout in grammar school.

Today we are only a couple of days away from the election of a new president and congress.

In a few days the campaigning will be over and we will vote not just for President but for the women and men who will serve in public office for the next years.

The Roman coin mentioned in today’s gospel was called a denarius, the most common coin in circulation at the time of Christ.

See what you believe...become what you see. - St. Augustine

Do you remember Rodney Dangerfield? He was the comedian who would frequently interject in his performance, “I get no respect”!

You can’t judge a book by its cover!

It’s nice, or at least clear, when what we say matches what we do. It’s called integrity, which expresses honesty and inspires trust.

Why do we work?
This parable provokes meditation on work and what we expect to get out of work.

You and I were spiritually weaned on the words of the Our Father : “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.”

One of the oldest stories recorded in the Jewish Bible, the Christian Old Testament, tells about the tragedy which hatred and jealousy can bring about in the lives of individuals who were meant by God to live together in harmony and mutual assistance as brothers.

My seat in the Chapel of St. Thomas Monastery allows me to look out the window and see the entrance to Mendel Hall, Villanova's Science Building.

Jesus was a good teacher in the rabbinic tradition, asking questions in the midst of a conversation or at the end of an encounter.

Making a promise is a serious commitment because it means that someone else will be placing their trust in our word.