Fr. Scott Haynes
Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself
Mother Teresa said: "In Holy Communion we have Christ under the appearance of bread; in our work we find Him under the appearance of flesh."
Fr. Scott Haynes
The Steward and the Rich Man
Understanding the parable of steward and the rich man demands that we pay attention to the finer points, lest we jump to wrong conclusions.
Fr. Scott Haynes
The Rich Man and Lazarus
The parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus has its literal meaning, but the Fathers of the Church also have read it with allegorical meaning.
Fr. Scott Haynes
“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” (Luke 14:3) Jesus asks of the lawyers and Pharisees, and the answer would seem to be self-evident.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Young man, I say to thee, arise!
Christ had compassion on the widow in this Gospel scene because he saw an afflicted mother weeping over the loss of her only son.