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Going beyond but not against

By Fr. Roy Cimagala | February 17, 2020 - 12:00am

“Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Freeman Opinion

Jesus calls the Pharisees and scribes hypocrites

By Bobit S. Avila | August 29, 2015 - 10:00am

It’s the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time and today’s gospel is a story when our Lord Jesus Christ chastised the Pharisees and the scribes for being strict on their rules, but he calls them hypocrites. ...

Freeman Opinion

The new pharisaism

By Fr. Roy Cimagala | November 22, 2014 - 12:00am

In writing this column, I wish to make the caveat that the topic is meant to clarify matters and to warn us of certain dangers that we may not be aware of.

Freeman Opinion

Jesus on paying taxes to the emperor

By Bobit S. Avila | October 19, 2014 - 12:00am

Today’s Gospel is about another close encounter between the Pharisees and our Lord Jesus Christ. For sure, many of the Pharisees have been following Jesus as he walked about in Judea.

Freeman Opinion

Jesus and the man born blind

By Bobit S. Avila | March 30, 2014 - 12:00am

It’s the 4th Sunday of Lent and today’s gospel is about Jesus and the Man Born Blind. This is a story that isn’t as often repeated as other scripture passages. You can read this in your Bible in...

Freeman Opinion

Palm Sunday lessons and reflections

By AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR | By William M. Esposo | April 17, 2011 - 12:00am

Heralded in the Gospels of Luke, Matthew, John and Mark as the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, we celebrate today what is known in Christendom as Palm Sunday.

Opinion

Jesus and the man born blind

By Bobit S. Avila | April 3, 2011 - 12:00am

Today’s gospel teaches us about one characteristic of our Lord Jesus Christ, that he is a healer. This story is about Jesus and the man born blind. You can find it in John 9:1-41 (9:1, 6-9. 13:1...

Freeman Opinion

Whitewashed tombs

September 21, 2010 - 12:00am

You . . . have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. 

Daily Bread

Heart pointers

By GOD'S WORD TODAY | By Jonjee C. Sumpaico, S.J. | August 30, 2009 - 12:00am

It is easy to point an accusing finger at the Scribes and Pharisees and label them as villains in the Gospel. But before we do so, let us first understand where they are coming from so that we may appreciate the...

Opinion

Honor god with your hearts, not your lips!

By Bobit S. Avila | September 3, 2006 - 12:00am

Today is the 22nd Sunday in ordinary time... but we do have an extraordinary Gospel reading for this Sunday and you will find it in Mark 7:1-8,14-15 and in 21-23 called The Tradition of the Elders.

Freeman Opinion