TWENTIETH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME August 17, Tuesday Here we have a typical story of the vocation and the saving work of a Judge. The people are unfaithful; God calls Gideon to liberate the people from the Madianite oppressors. Gideon asks and gets a sign of his mission. In today’s gospel Peter asks, “What about […]
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Reflection: Matthew 19:23-30 “Nobody gets to heaven without a letter of reference from the poor!” Writes Fr. Ron Rolheiser in one his columns. The gospel makes a definitive proposal today: our entry into heaven will depend on our response to the poor. It is easy to miss the point here: Jesus isn’t saying that […]
TWENTIETH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME August 16, Monday With today’s first reading, we take up for some days the book of Judges. Its author presents today a sort of theology of history of the Israelites, in four stages: 1. The people desert the God of the covenant and serve Canaanite idols. 2. God is […]
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Reflection: Matthew 19: 16-22 How much do I pay to buy a ticket to heaven? Ah that’s a stupid question, we might say. Who doesn’t know that there is no entrance fee to heaven? But having said that, many of us do hold on to similar view as that of the young man in today’s […]
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Assumption of Mary Mary’s Song Is Also Ours Today we rejoice for one of us who has reached her destination. It is Mary’s great feast, the feast of her Easter, Our Lady’s Assumption. On earth she went the way of Jesus, she lived the beatitudes wholeheartedly, and now she shares in Jesus’ glory. The […]
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Reflection: Luke 1: 39-56 On 1 November 1950, Pope Pius XII promulgated the dogma: “The immaculate Mother of God, always virgin, at the end of the earthly life, was assumed to the heavenly glory in soul and body.” In the account of the Acts of the Apostles, when Jesus entered into the glory of the […]
NINETEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME August 14, Saturday At the occasion of the entrance of God’s people into the Promised Land, Joshua convokes them to renew the covenant. They must realize that by doing so, they opt for God, they make a decisive choice, and they commit themselves to God and his kingdom. Haven’t we […]
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Reflection: Matthew 19: 13-15 Who doesn’t love children? Parents and family love watching them growing up. Being a parent is a beautiful vocation. But giving birth to a child does not make anyone a parent. A parent is one who accepts the task of integral formation of a child and raises him or her into […]
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