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Reflection: Matthew 1:1-17 The Gospel presents the Family Tree of Jesus, mentioning names which are not so familiar. Who are all these people? 42 names of ancestors of Jesus are mentioned in the extensive genealogy of Jesus. While a few of those names are well known biblical names—Abraham and Isaac, David the king, Solomon, Joseph […]
Reflection: Luke 7: 24-30 Disciples of John the Baptist asked Jesus, whether he was the One who was expected, or should they wait for someone else. The answer was to look around and see how the prophesies are being fulfilled. The blind, the lame, the sick are being healed – the hand of God is […]
Reflection: Luke 7:18-23 John is confused about the identity of the Messiah. While preaching in the desert and baptising the people, he had spoken about a different Messiah. But now, when he is in prison, he gets some contradicting reports – that Jesus was moving with tax collectors and prostitutes – that was not something […]
Reflection: Matthew 21: 28-32 Today, the Church celebrates the memorial of St. John of the Cross, who initiated the spiritual renewal of his own religious community. Ordained a Carmelite priest in 1567 at age 25, John met Teresa of Avila and vowed himself to the Rule of the Carmelites. As partner with Teresa, John engaged […]
Reflection: Matthew 21: 23-27 Today’s Gospel from Mathew presents Jesus being quizzed of his credentials – his authority – to do the things that he had done in the temple. What did Jesus do in the temple? The parallel text in Mark 11 tells the story of Jesus cleansing the temple which infuriated the temple […]
Reflection: Luke 3: 10-18 On this third Sunday of Advent the liturgy invites us to joy. In the first part of today’s Gospel introduces three groups of people who go to the Baptist to have concrete directions for their lives: Common people, the tax collectors, the soldiers. They all have one question that gets repeated: […]