Benlutu – Soe – Indonesia. Responding to the call of the XXVI General Chapter to be rooted in Christ and be audacious in mission, the Claretian Missionaries of the Independent Delegation of Indonesia-Timor Leste have begun their annual retreat and assembly facilitated by Frs. Valens Agino and Eugenio Paul Madoni, cmff. Both participated in the XXVI […]
Rome, Italy. It was not by chance that it was the day of St. Teresa, I am sure. The lady traveler joined the small group of two (we were not one and a half, as in the case of the reform of the Carmel) that began the journey of the new Claretian mission in the Russian […]
October 20, Wednesday TWENTY-NINTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Persons who have been set free from the slavery of sin, says Paul, should live in the grace of God as free persons. They can only serve what is right and good. They should live as a free and responsible Christians. In the Gospel, […]
Reflection: Luke 12: 39-48 The parables on vigilant waiting for the Kingdom are continued for our reflection. Today’s parable describes the unexpected arrival of the thief. Jesus exhorts: “You also must be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect” (v. 40). The disciple is one who awaits […]
TWENTY-NINETH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME FREE AND VIGILANT Introduction Persons who have been set free from the slavery of sin, says Paul, should live in the grace of God as free persons. They can only serve what is right and good. They should live as a free and responsible Christians. In the Gospel, […]
Reflection: Luke 12: 35-38 Jesus’ lesson continues with the parable on the theme of vigilance. In the parable of the servants waiting for their master to return at night, the Lord teaches us, “Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes” (v. 37). Jesus presents yet another “Blessed” – other than […]
October 19, Tuesday TWENTY-NINTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME We are one in our weaknesses, one also in God’s love and in the salvation he offers us in Christ in the solidarity of grace. Sinners and saints at the same time, the enemy in us and paradise within us, we long to be saved by […]
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B Introduction Homer saw, but he is depicted as blind. He was the symbol of inspired men, of those who, to penetrate profound truths, hidden from ordinary mortals, must close their eyes to the reality of this world. In ancient Greece, even the wise men, the […]
TWENTY-NINETH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME SOLIDARITY IN SIN Introduction We are one in our weaknesses, one also in God’s love and in the salvation he offers us in Christ in the solidarity of grace. Sinners and saints at the same time, the enemy in us and paradise within us, we long to be saved […]
October 18, Monday Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time A man concerted from a heartless paganism is struck by Christ, the Lord, who is concerned about the poor and the downtrodden; a physician, he is fascinated too by a man who is more than a man, Christ the Lord who heals the sick body and soul. […]