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                    [ArticleID] => 1993753
                    [Title] => Going beyond but not against
                    [Summary] => “Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-02-17 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136299
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                    [AuthorName] => Fr. Roy Cimagala
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                    [ArticleID] => 1493970
                    [Title] => Jesus calls the Pharisees and scribes hypocrites
                    [Summary] => 

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.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-29 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1394584 [Title] => The new pharisaism [Summary] =>

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.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134343 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096945 [AuthorName] => Fr. Roy Cimagala [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1381989 [Title] => Jesus on paying taxes to the emperor [Summary] =>

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.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1306844 [Title] => Jesus and the man born blind [Summary] =>

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 John 9-41, (:1,6-9.13-17,34-38 so you can discern who in this story are really blind?

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 676914 [Title] => Palm Sunday lessons and reflections [Summary] =>

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.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 672237 [Title] => Jesus and the man born blind [Summary] =>

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. 13:17,34-38.)

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 613560 [Title] => Whitewashed tombs [Summary] =>

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

[DatePublished] => 2010-09-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Daily Bread [SectionUrl] => daily-bread [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 500336 [Title] => Heart pointers [Summary] =>

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 Gospel reading even more.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413159 [AuthorName] => Jonjee C. Sumpaico, S.J. [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 356202 [Title] => Honor god with your hearts, not your lips! [Summary] => 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.
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