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Reflection: Luke 13: 1-9 A family that went through some tough times due to the illness of their child, found it all the more harder to go back to the Church. Not because they lost the faith, nor did they doubt the care and protection of God. On the other hand, the moments of pains […]
Reflection: Luke 12: 54-59 Today the Church celebrates the optional memoria of St. Pope John Paul II. To the students of Journalism, one of the first things taught is to develop a “Nose for news.” It is innate nature of humans to be inquisitive. But some are too nosey to know everything that happens in […]
Reflection: Luke 12: 49-53 “I have come to bring fire upon the Earth, and how I wish it were already blazing! The fire that Jesus speaks of is the fire of the Holy Spirit, the fire that is burning in us from the day of our Baptism. This fire is a creative force that […]
Reflection: Luke 12: 39-48 The parables on vigilant waiting for the Kingdom are continued for our reflection. Today’s parable describes the unexpected arrival of the thief. Jesus exhorts: “You also must be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect” (v. 40). The disciple is one who awaits […]
Reflection: Luke 12: 35-38 Jesus’ lesson continues with the parable on the theme of vigilance. In the parable of the servants waiting for their master to return at night, the Lord teaches us, “Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes” (v. 37). Jesus presents yet another “Blessed” – other than […]
Reflection: Luke 10:1-9 According to a pious tradition, St. Luke is thought to have painted the image of Mary, the Virgin Mother. But the real portrait that Luke draws of the Blessed Mother is the one that emerges from the pages of his Gospel. In those familiar scenes of the Annunciation, the Visitation and her […]
Reflection: Mark 10:35-45 Desires for power, positions, wealth and glory are part of man’s life. How far does one nurture these desires would decide how far does he/she moves away from the Kingdom of God. The Gospel presents a dispute among the 12 apostles. It turns out to be an issue of a […]
Reflection: Luke 12:8-12 Jesus continues to prepare his disciples for trials that they would face in the future. He encourages them to be steadfast in their faithfulness to Christ as their Lord. The imageries of the Son of Man and the angels of God that Jesus used here were taken from the Book of Daniel, […]
15 October 2021 Luke 12:1-7 According the Gospel of Luke, one reason for Jesus losing his temper was hypocrisy of the people. In Chapter 11, he presented an angry Jesus who came strong against the Pharisees and religious scholars for not being truthful and for their hypocrisy. “Be on guard against the yeast of the […]
Reflection: Luke 11: 47-54 The tension between Jesus and the religious leaders is building up. Jesus sharpens his criticisms on the hypocrisy and falsehood of the religion leaders. And this would soon lead up to his persecution, sufferings, killing. Jesus sees a pattern at work in the behaviour of the Pharisees and teachers of the […]