LET’S KNOW THE BIBLE At the same time that the apostle Paul was writing to the Philippians, he also wrote the splendid letter to the Galatians. Paul was in Ephesus, between the years 56 and 57, in a rather turbulent period of his life, and he received news about improper behavior of Christians living […]
Reflection: John 6:52-59 Understandably the Jews are deeply shocked at Jesus’ invitation to eat his flesh and drink his blood. It sounds like a primitive recipe for cannibalism. For the Jews, it was an abomination to drink blood because blood is the source of life. To come in contact with blood would mean, that […]
Friday of 3rd Week in Easter Christ Lives in Me “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” This is the question of Jesus the Lord when he lets Saul, the persecutor, encounter him on the way to Damascus. Jesus identifies himself with his persecuted disciples. From that moment on, Saul will serve the […]
Friday of 3rd Week in Easter Christ Lives in Me “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” This is the question of Jesus the Lord when he lets Saul, the persecutor, encounter him on the way to Damascus. Jesus identifies himself with his persecuted disciples. From that moment on, Saul will serve the […]
REMEMBERING FR. RHOEL GALLARDO’S ROOTEDNESS IN CHRIST AND AUDACITY IN MARTYRDOM Quezon City, Philippines. Tuesday, May 4, 2022, marks the 22nd Death Anniversary of Fr. Rhoel D. Gallardo, CMF, a Claretian martyr for peace. During this occasion, simultaneous celebrations were organized in different locations where the Claretian Missionaries of Fr. Rhoel Gallardo Province are present. At the […]
Reflection: John 6:44-51 In the Gospel for today, Jesus invites those people who had seen the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves to upgrade their faith. He helped them recall the event of manna with which God had fed the forefathers in the long journey through the desert. Now he applies the symbol […]
Thursday of 3rd Week in Easter Encountering Christ in Word and Sacrament Luke presents the conversion of the treasurer of the queen of Ethiopia very much in parallel with that of the disciples of Emmaus. The latter had listened to Christ’s explanation of the Scriptures about himself, and then recognized and really encountered […]