Jesus' encounter with the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15:21-28 (this Sunday's Gospel Reading) is one of the most puzzling in the Gospels. Dr. Brant Pitre explains what is really happening in this exchange.
    For our Second Reading this Sunday, we continue hearing selections from St. Paul's letter to the Romans. It is often assumed that St. Paul preached only to the Gentiles. In Romans 11, the end of which our reading is taken, Dr. Pitre shows that Paul also speaks of his mission to evangelize his own Jewish brothers and sisters.