Tag: Good Samaritan

Out of Sight, Out of Mind?

After the first couple of lines of our Gospel passage for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Luke 10:25-37), our spontaneous reaction might be: “Oh, yes! I know this story very well.” This unwise reaction would keep these familiar words of life...

God’s Law Is Written On Our Hearts

God’s Law Is Written On Our Hearts

On this Fifteenth Sunday of the year, we hear the very familiar story of the Good Samaritan. The question that each of us must ask ourselves is, “Why do we feel the need to justify ourselves to other people?” Notice in the encounter, Jesus helps the...