Reflection: Mark 10:17-30 Mark says the man who approached Jesus was rich and Mathew presented him as young. So we have combined both adjectives to describe him as young and rich. Mark narrates the way he approaches Jesus: He comes running and kneels before Jesus. The Gospel had presented two other characters, who also behave […]
Reflection: Luke 11: 27 -28 When we hear the term “beatitude” we immediately think about the eight blessings or the eight occasions where you are blessed by God, as explained by Matthew from the sermon on the mount. The poor, those who mourn, the meek, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, the merciful, the […]
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time What Do You Lack? The Lord Invites You Greeting (see Second Reading) The Word of God is alive and active; it can judge our secret emotions and thoughts. It is the Lord Jesus who speaks this word to us. May he always be with you. R/ And also with […]
GHANA MISSION CELEBRATES 2ND CLARETIAN NATIONAL YOUTH CONVENTION Berekum, Ghana. On Saturday, September 24 to Sunday, September 26, 2021, the second national youth convention was held at St. John’s parish of Jamdede – Berekum in the Sunyani Diocese of Ghana. The Claretian Youth from their various parishes gathered in their numbers to participate in the […]
Reflection: Luke 11:15-26 Amazement in the Gospel does not always lead to faith. People are amazed to see Jesus liberate a dumb man from the evil power that prevented him from speaking. But, rather than seeing the clear intervention of God’s saving power, they accuse Jesus relying on the power of evil spirits to perform […]
TWENTY-SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME WORDS BECOME DEEDS The prophets, like Joel today, do not speak of the day of judgment as an unqualified day of vengeance and punishment; hope is there, for the prophecy is a warning to seek conversion. If God’s people change their ways, God will be merciful and restore them. In […]
TWENTY-SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME JESUS, STRONGER THAN EVIL Judgment. It is an uneasy word. A discomforting possibility. Will it be a discomforting reality? The answer lies in us. The answer lies in our world. Our options are clear. We are facing the evil in ourselves and in the world. In a way we judge […]
TWENTY-SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME WORDS BECOME DEEDS Introduction The prophets, like Joel today, do not speak of the day of judgment as an unqualified day of vengeance and punishment; hope is there, for the prophecy is a warning to seek conversion. If God’s people change their ways, God will be merciful and restore […]
“I have neither silver nor gold, but what I do have I give you,” said Peter to the disabled person he found at the beautiful door of the temple. And he added: “In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean, rise and walk.” He has a disabled person and made him able to walk […]
TWENTY-SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME JESUS, STRONGER THAN EVIL Introduction Judgment. It is an uneasy word. A discomforting possibility. Will it be a discomforting reality? The answer lies in us. The answer lies in our world. Our options are clear. We are facing the evil in ourselves and in the world. In a way […]