We get a sermon in itself in the gospel: Jesus gives a new Law and in doing so raises all kinds of paradoxes. If Israel was unable to keep the Old Law, as Paul argues, what chance do we have in keeping the new one, so much harder than the old? If not committing murder was the bar then, is it now possible to not be angry? The answer lies in Christ's own fulfilment of the Law, the work of the Spirit bringing it about in us - and a forgotten treasure of the Church: virtue.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://castingfire.wordpress.com/2023/02/12/6th-sunday-the-virtue-of-law-and-the-law-of-virtue/