TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME IN SEARCH OF MEANING Introduction The Edict of Darius let the Jewish exiles return to Jerusalem. Much reconstruction was waiting for them, but those who had remained in the land feared to be dispossessed of the land they had occupied in the meantime. The prophet Haggai reprimanded the returnees […]
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TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME SENT IN POVERTY Introduction In his prayer of penance Ezra focuses his attention more on the goodness of God and his constant forgiveness notwithstanding the infidelities of his people, rather than on people’s sinfulness. Sin should make us turn to God in humility rather than make us withdraw within […]
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TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B Introduction It is not always easy to distinguish friends from enemies; sometimes we are deceived: the most trusted person, the one chosen as a confidant, may one day betray us, while the one we kept under control because we judged him dangerous, in the end, may […]
September 21, Tuesday TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME From a despised tax collector, appraised no higher than a public sinner or a pagan, Matthew becomes an apostle. He is living proof that Jesus came to call sinners. And among the apostles he is one of the two who witnessed to Christ not only with […]
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Reflection: Matthew 9: 9-13 Today the Church celebrates the Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. He is venerated as the patron saint of accountants, money managers, bankers, book-keepers and finance officers. “The calling of Matthew reminds us that when Christ makes us his disciples, he does not look to our past but to the […]
TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME MATTHEW, Apostle, Evangelist Introduction From a despised tax-collector, appraised no higher than a public sinner or a pagan, Matthew becomes an apostle. He is living proof that Jesus came to call sinners. And among the apostles he is one of the two who witnessed to Christ not only with […]
September 20, Monday TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME With the proclamation of Cyrus, king of Persia, who freed the exiles, the Jews could return to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple, sign of God’s presence, and to become the community of God’s people. Thus they themselves would be a living temple given the task of […]
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Reflection: Luke 8:16-18 Focusing on the theme of light, Pope Francis explained this passage during one of his homilies in 2016 and said: “If you do not want to be Christians in name only, you have to carry out your daily commitment to “preserve, and not hide” the light that was given to you at […]
TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME WITNESSING TO THE LORD Introduction With the proclamation of Cyrus, king of Persia, who freed the exiles, the Jews could return to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple, sign of God’s presence, and to become the community of God’s people. Thus they themselves would be a living temple given the […]
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Reflection: Mark 9:30-37 “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men.” What a beautiful image of love – God the lover throws himself into the hands of his beloved, even if it would involve rejection, torture and killing. The lover has no other way to express all his love than to […]