All English related daily gospels
Reflection: John 1: 45-51 We have only a little information about Bartholomew, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. The Church has been identifying him with Nathanael for centuries, although without absolute certainties. The Gospel of John says that Nathanael came from Cana in Galilee [21.2]. As had happened with Andrew and Simon, Philip wished […]
Reflection: John 6: 60-69 A moment of crisis is a moment of choice. A crisis is a moment that forces us to make decisions. Is there anyone who has never come across moments of crisis in their lives – family crises, marriage crises, social crises, crisis in work? This pandemic is also a time of […]
Reflection: Matthew 23: 1-12 Today’s Gospel is a direct gibe at all those who do a lot to “blah, blah, blah” with the Word of God but then forget to put into practice what they preach. Jesus harshly criticizes scribes and Pharisees – He was harsh on those who used God and religion for their […]
Reflection: Matthew 22: 34-40 The question on the greatest commandment – was also a tricky one. For the Jews, the law of Sabbath and its related prescriptions were very important. Perhaps this was the intention of Matthew to set the priorities right in his community, which was mostly composed of Jewish Christians. The Judaisers were […]
Reflection: Matthew 22:1-14 The parable speaks to us of the Kingdom of God as a wedding feast. But the Gospel warns us: the invitation can be rejected. Many of the guests said no, because they were taken over by their personal interests. The guests, in fact, did not think that the wedding was sad or […]
Reflection: Matthew 20: 1-16 The parable of the day labourers in the vineyard explains two aspects of the Kingdom of God: the first is that God wants to call everyone to work for his Kingdom; the second, he wants to give everyone the same reward, that is eternal life. God calls everyone and calls always, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]