Reflection: Luke 10:1-9 According to a pious tradition, St. Luke is thought to have painted the image of Mary, the Virgin Mother. But the real portrait that Luke draws of the Blessed Mother is the one that emerges from the pages of his Gospel. In those familiar scenes of the Annunciation, the Visitation and her […]
Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time LUKE, Evangelist Introduction 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 […]
October 17, Sunday Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Have you noticed how in their campaign for office most politicians use the word “service”? Very much they say they want to be the servants of the people and to be elected so that they can serve. But when they are elected, whom do they serve? Most […]
Reflection: Mark 10:35-45 Desires for power, positions, wealth and glory are part of man’s life. How far does one nurture these desires would decide how far does he/she moves away from the Kingdom of God. The Gospel presents a dispute among the 12 apostles. It turns out to be an issue of a […]
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Power Is Dangerous Greatness through Service Greeting (see Second Reading) We have here among us a high priest capable of feeling our weaknesses and who was tempted in every way that we are, though he was without sin. With his grace and mercy may Jesus be always with […]
October 16, Saturday TWENTY-EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Faith consists in encountering a living God and taking him at his word, believing in a promise. This is what Abraham did, and God fulfilled the promise. This is, in a way, what two young people do when they embark on a marriage. They trust that […]
Reflection: Luke 12:8-12 Jesus continues to prepare his disciples for trials that they would face in the future. He encourages them to be steadfast in their faithfulness to Christ as their Lord. The imageries of the Son of Man and the angels of God that Jesus used here were taken from the Book of Daniel, […]
TWENTY-EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME FAITH. FAITHFULNESS Introduction Faith consists in encountering a living God and taking him at his word, believing in a promise. This is what Abraham did, and God fulfilled the promise. This is, in a way, what two young people do when they embark on a marriage. They trust that […]
In the first part of the Acts of the Apostles, Luke, the narrator, presented an ideal situation of the early Christian community where all were of one heart and one soul. From chapter 6 begins a new part of the story with the broadening of horizons and the departure of the Christian community from […]
