Matthew's fourth discourse: 17:22-18:35.

Isaiah 44:9-20 -- a satire on those who make idols. A brief historical review of the methods of criticism and interpretation.

Year B: Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Deuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8; James 1:17-18,21b-22,27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Year B: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 1:13-15,2:23-24; Psalm 30:2,4,5-6,11,12,13; 2 Corinthians 8:7,9,13-15; Mark 5:21-43

Year B: Fifth Sunday of Lent Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:3-4,12-15; Hebrews 5:7-9; John 12:20-33 "...but if it dies, it produces much fruit."

Year B: First Sunday of Lent Genesis 9:8-15; Psalm 25:4-9; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kings 4:42-44; Ps 145; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6:1-15

Year A: Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 20:7-9; Psalm 63; Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16:21-27