Posts from January 2026

Biblical scholars tell us that for Orientals, eyewitnesses had to report much more than simply what they saw about an event or a person. They were expected not to be objective (the way we westerners are required to be) but rather partial to, and report also how they felt about someone and how that person affected their life.  All three readings for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time offer us images of genuinely oriental, passionate witnessing at high personal cost. And this ancient oriental fashion…