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20“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. 3When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; 4and he said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ So they went. 5When he went out again about noon and about three o’clock, he did the same. 6And about five o’clock he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, ‘Why are you standing here idle all day?’ 7They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard.’ 8When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and then going to the first.’ 9When those hired about five o’clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage. 10Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received the usual daily wage. 11And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, 12saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ 13But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? 14Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you. 15Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ 16So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
This parable is more like a Zen Buddhist Koan, a riddle given by the Zen master to the student to focus the mind during meditation and to develop intuitive heart-thinking.
Of all of Jesus’ parables this is probably one of the hardest to understand. It seems as though the owner of the vineyard is being unjust in paying the last the same as the first.
One of our supporters in Townsville would like to meet with like-minded people to discuss matters of interest. Would you like to be part of this group? Those of us who belong to clusters in Brisbane can give the idea a tick. We find the opportunity to get together for discussions, meditation, liturgy or just for socializing, really works very well. If you are interested contact Lori lathompson19@bigpond.com. Other non-Brisbane supporters might like to consider the possibility of setting up clusters as well. For more information email marg margdoc2@gmail.com
Today we celebrate Pentecost Sunday, our third Pentecost here in the TLC, in this “Upper Room”.
Today we also listened to the mystical, mythical story of Pentecost – the coming of the Holy Spirit to the disciples in that “Upper Room”, where, as soon as they received the Holy Spirit, a remarkable transformation took place. Disciples once huddled in fear are transformed to become fearless disciples of the Good News.
This homily is my response to the film The Trouble With St Mary’s. I am a friend of both Peters – Peter the film-maker and Peter the film’s chief protagonist. As a friend I don’t wish to say anything that is harmful to either, but I have some misgivings about the film which from the community point of view I think are important to express.
That site has additional resources to assist in exploring the issues addressed in the book, information about how to order copies of the book, a free study guide section, and links to other progressive religion resources.
Greg also publishes a weekly set of notes on the lectionary readings, and these are available free of charge for anyone wishing to receive them. To be added to the distribution of these weekly notes simply send an email to Greg at onceandfuturebible@gmail.com
The recently published John Jay Report on sexual abuse in the United States Catholic Church received only passing attention in Australia. But it is important both because of its attention to sociological evidence, and because of the larger questions that it raises.
SYDNEY, Australia — The energies of Catholic Australians in recent years have been absorbed by contradictory approaches to being faithful. The first is the church’s institutional integrity (requirements of obedience, orthodoxy and conformity); the second is its moral integrity (what should it be doing, for whom and how).
