La Parábola del Banquete de Bodas se encuentra en Mateo 22, 1-14 y en Lucas 14, 16-24 . Como siempre, se recomienda la lectura de estos dos textos del Evangelio antes de leer este artículo. La narración de Mateo de la Parábola del Banquete de Bodas ¡trae cola (con aguijón)! Es otra de esas parábolas que nos hacen reaccionar. Fallamos en comprender la aparente severidad del rey en su trato del invitado – a quien, se nos da a entender acaban de traer de la calle – y quien no lleva puesto un traje de boda. La tentación, como suele... Read more
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y el problema con el fundamentalismo bíblico En nuestro artículo previo, examinamos cómo la tradición patrística nos ayuda a comprender la manera en que la ‘escucha’ personal de Cristo por las Escrituras puede explicarse y legitimarse teológicamente. El Espíritu Santo que mora en el texto sagrado, la Iglesia, y el lector-intérprete son todos activos en mediar la viva voz de Cristo en las Escrituras. El evento de escucha de la voz de Cristo es una acción de gracia que es profundamente personal, más nunca privada, ya que el Espíritu obra tanto en, y a través de, toda la comunidad de... Read more
Desde hace ya varios años, he estado reflexionando sobre una experiencia que compartimos en comunión con muchos catequistas en relación a la enseñanza de las parábolas. Es un dato relevante, que cuando escuchamos muchas de las parábolas que se proclaman o se leen por sí solas, experimentamos una reacción negativa hacia ellas. De igual modo, cuando predicamos o enseñamos sobre las parábolas, nos damos cuenta que nuestros interlocutores tienen esa misma reacción. Pensemos un momento en las reacciones típicas a la parábola del hombre sin el traje de bodas, o aquella en la que los jornaleros recibieron el mismo salario... Read more
San Paul nos puede ayudar a comprender cómo sufrimiento puede ser una gracia. ¿Dos preguntas han plagado las mentes de cristianos y no cristianos semejantes: por qué sufre allí? ¿Por qué permite Dios sufrimiento? En S. Las escrituras de Paul que encontramos penetraciones profundas en el significado de sufrimiento. Papa John Paul II explica por qué el S. Paul escribe tanto en sufrimiento: ‘El apóstol comparte su propio descubrimiento y rejoices en ello a causa de todo ésos quien lo puede ayudar – así como lo ayudó – comprender el salvific que significa de sufrimiento’ (Salvifici Doloris, 1). Sufrimiento y... Read more
In the previous issue of The Sower we stated that we shall look more closely at C.S.Lewis’ case for the reality of miracles and his arguments against modern scepticism regarding the possibility of miracles. These arguments are to be found in his 1947 publication, Miracles. Explaining and Explaining Away Readers will be interested in understanding the place of miracles in the life and ministry of Jesus. However, many people we speak to today are sceptical about the very possibility of miracles. Do we have any answer for this scepticism, beyond saying that it is simply a matter of faith –... Read more
We begin a new series on how to catechise about the miracles of Jesus. Scepticism Let us begin with some general comments since in our present climate serious questions have been raised concerning the historicity of the miracles in the Gospels, and the very nature and possibility of miracles . The question of the historicity of Jesus’ miracles was highlighted recently by the publication of The Gospel according to Judas: By Benjamin Iscariot , by Jeffrey Archer and Frank Moloney. The latter is a Catholic Scripture scholar. At the time of publication, Moloney stated in an interview that the majority... Read more
The presentation of doctrine must be biblical and liturgical. In the fourth article in this series we wrote about how to ensure that the presentation of doctrine be liturgical. This fifth article forms a diptych with the fourth (a second half hinged to the first), that is, the presentation of doctrine must also be scriptural. Scripture and Tradition - of which liturgy forms a major part - are the two panels of the diptych that are distinct but should not be separated. Maintain the Unity of Scripture and Tradition to Teach Christ The primary task of catechesis is to transmit... Read more
The parable of the Vineyard Labourers, in Matt 20:1-16, raises problems for us. It is not hard to feel a degree of sympathy with the workers, who had been hired at the beginning of the day and had put in a full day’s work. Clearly, the householder is free to be generous, but isn’t there also the matter of justice? So, once again, as with many of the parables, we are confronted with something that seems inevitably to cause a reaction in us. Perhaps by now, if you have been following the series on the Parables in The Sower ,... Read more
In our previous article we examined how the Patristic tradition helps us to understand how a personal ‘hearing’ of Christ through the Scriptures may be theologically explained and legitimated. The Holy Spirit who indwells the sacred text, the Church, and the reader-interpreter is active in mediating the living voice of Christ in the Scriptures. The occasion of hearing Christ’s voice is an action of grace that is deeply personal, yet never private, since the Spirit works likewise in and through the entire community of faith, mediating the Paschal mystery throughout the whole life of the Church. Yet experience has taught... Read more
Matthew 25:31-46 The Gospel writers tell us that after the resurrection Jesus opened the minds of the disciples to understand the Scriptures – in other words, the Old Testament – showing how the whole of the Old Testament was speaking about himself. It also became increasingly clear to the early Church that Christ had established an identity between himself and those who were his followers. As a result, the Church saw that the opening of their minds also included seeing the Old Testament as also revealing the Church, for Christ is now not simply the historical person, but is the... Read more