Category Archives: Daily Gospels

Reflection: Matthew 18:21-35 When someone offends us, our spontaneous reaction is not forgiveness but resentment or anger especially when the damage has left deep wounds. Certain hurt feelings do not disappear over time; and some of those wounds even last a lifetime. In such instances, the natural reaction would be to pay back, to avenge […]

  Reflection: Luke 4:24-30 What had irritated the assembly in Nazareth were the words of ‘grace’ of Jesus. And the villagers – their village heads expelled Jesus from their village. The word ‘village’ in the Gospels always had a negative connotation. The people of a village remained closed-minded, attached to their traditions, not wanting to […]

Reflection: Luke 13: 1-9 Since February 24, Russia has declared war against Ukraine. News Media have brought us stories of deaths of hundreds of civilians – including pregnant women and children. Pope Francis personally went up to the Russian Embassy in Rome to dissuade Russia from going ahead with the war. He had called on […]