Hearing The Word Of God: Reflections on the Sunday Readings Year A

The commentaries on the Lectionary readings in Hearing the Word of God are an attempt not only to hear the Word of God in Scripture but also to suggest ways that the Sunday readings might continue to nurture faith and life. Inevitably they reflect the time in which they were first written - as a popular weekly column in America from November 2000 to Advent 2001.Hearing the Word of God includes Scripture readings for the Sunday followed by a reflection on the reading and concludes with Praying with Scripture a series of questions and meditations to guide readers in making a personal application of the reflection.John R. Donahue SJ PhD is the Raymond E. Brown Distinguished Professor of New Testament Studies at St. Marys Seminary and University Baltimore. He is the coauthor with Daniel Harrington SJ of the Sacra Pagina commentary on The Gospel of Markpublished by Liturgical Press.