The noble heart and the Good Samaritan

The noble heart and the Good Samaritan

Readings: • Deut 30:10-14 • Ps 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37 • Col 1:15-20 • Lk 10:25-37 “The heart,” wrote St. John Chrysostom, “is the most noble of all the members of our body.” [...]

The Eyes of the Samaritan

In the book of Leviticus, we read that priests were forbidden to touch a corpse; to do so rendered a person ritually unclean (Lev 21:1–3). The priest and the Levite in this parable, who may have regarded the victim as... The post The Eyes of the Samaritan appeared first on Where Peter Is.

Fifteenth Sunday: The Good Samaritan and the Thirst of God - Catholic Insight

(A blessed Sunday to all our readers. Here’s one from our archives, in a reflection from Father Marco Testa, which bears fruit in reading, and re-reading).   Take care of him and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.’ (Lk. 10:35). The parable of the Good Samaritan ends with a command: ‘Go and do likewise’. It begins however, with a question: ‘And who is my neighbour?’ Our Lord answers this question by means of this parable,…