Father David M. KnightDec 24, 2017Jesus says, “Run!”Matthew tells us that after his temptations in the desert, “when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee”...
Father David M. KnightDec 23, 2017If You Love Anything, Look Out!As “Master of the Way,” Jesus teaches us above all how to love. The greatest temptation against love, however, is love itself. Once...
Father David M. KnightDec 22, 2017Don’t Trust In GodThe devil couldn’t convince Jesus to make the goal of his mission something people accepted. So he tempted him to make the means for...
Father David M. KnightDec 21, 2017Jesus Didn’t Come To Feed The HungryIn Matthew’s Gospel Jesus’s temptations in the desert follow immediately upon his baptism in the Jordan. That is logical. Jesus has just...
Father David M. KnightDec 20, 2017God is a BotherMy cousin Louis had a drinking buddy—a non-believer—who used to comment on how religious Louis was. “Why do you keep saying I'm so...
Father David M. KnightDec 19, 2017Confession Is A ProfessionMatthew reports that those who converted in response to the preaching of John the Baptizer “were baptized by him in the river Jordan,...
Father David M. KnightDec 18, 2017Conversion Can’t Make SenseAcceptance of Jesus and his Gospel, like everything else that is human, is a live and growing thing. And like all live things, it begins...
Father David M. KnightDec 17, 2017Repentance Isn’t ChristianMatthew (3:1) announces the call to conversion, “In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, “Repent...
Father David M. KnightDec 16, 2017Challenge: Don’t Trust ConversionAfter presenting the mission of Jesus and the conflict it causes, Matthew takes up the call to conversion. What does it really mean to...
Father David M. KnightDec 15, 2017Loser Takes AllNews flash: Loser Takes All Matthew began his Gospel by telling us the mission of Jesus was to do five things. As “Son of David” he...
Father David M. KnightDec 14, 2017There Is No Discount JesusNews flash: There Is No Discount Jesus Whatever we think of Matthew’s Gospel, we have to admit he doesn’t sugarcoat the truth. In his...
Father David M. KnightDec 13, 2017Jesus Calls Us To Give Up Hope!News flash: Jesus Calls Us To Give Up Hope! Matthew tells us Mary and Joseph were required to believe Jesus was the Savior of the world...
Father David M. KnightDec 12, 2017Jesus Is Bad News!News flash: Jesus Is Bad News! As soon as Matthew finishes presenting the mission of Jesus, he tells us it arouses conflict, opposition....
Father David M. KnightDec 11, 2017Bishops Say Church Promoted Atheism!News flash: Bishops Say Church Promoted Atheism! The Magi followed a star and found Christ. But many who grew up following Christian...
Father David M. KnightDec 10, 2017The Jews’ King Is Everybody’s King!News Flash: The Jews’ King Is Everybody’s King! Matthew reports (2:1-12) that “wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where...
Father David M. KnightDec 9, 2017Jesus is Still on Earth!News flash: Jesus Is Still On Earth! Matthew didn’t write about a Jesus who is no longer around. The titles he gave in his first chapter...
Father David M. KnightDec 8, 2017Jesus is an ongoing Savior!Friday December 8, 2017 News flash: Jesus is an ongoing Savior! Instead of saying we are saved, it is better to say we are being saved....
Father David M. KnightDec 7, 2017Baptism is ReincarnationThursday December 7, 2017 News flash: Baptism is Reincarnation We might miss the mystery Matthew reports when he quotes the angel as...
Father David M. KnightDec 6, 2017Jesus calls us to be GodWednesday December 6, 2017 News Flash! Jesus calls us to be God. (This is abbreviated from Why Jesus?, chapter four: “Jesus is Fullness...
Father David M. KnightDec 5, 2017We exist to make Jesus Christ exist!Matthew begins his reporting on the Good News by giving us the family tree of Jesus. What does that tell us? Jesus existed from all...