Tag: the-poor

  • 31st August 2025, 12th Sunday after Pentecost

    St Luke 14: 1, 7-14 Invite the poor to your banquet 14:1 On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the Sabbath, they were watching him closely. 14:7 When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them…

  • Preaching Paths 31 August 2025 Proper 17C

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Preaching well from this week’s gospel reading (Luke 14: 1, 7-14) requires preachers to stay alert to the specific social customs and circumstances that provoke Jesus’ teaching on this occasion. More than any other gospel, Luke presents Jesus’ ministry as filled with table scenes and table-related teachings.…