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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 […]
Reflection: Matthew 19:3-12 Once again, Matthew presents a catechesis to his community on human relationships, marriage and divorce. Perhaps he was witnessing troubles in family relationships in his community and reminds them of the sacredness of marriage. The influence of the Judaisers and pharisees on the Christian community was so strong because most of the […]
Reflection: Matthew 18: 21 – 19:1 Jesus gives us a catechesis about the unity of brothers and sisters and ends it with a beautiful word: “I assure you that if two of you, two or three, will agree and ask for a grace, it will be granted to you.” Unity, friendship and peace among brothers […]
Reflection: Matthew 18: 15-20 Being a Christian is not a private, purely personal affair, although that is the way some people seem to behave. When God asked Cain, “Where is your brother?”, Cain answered, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” The Gospel teaches us that indeed I am responsible for my brothers and sisters. Nobody is […]
Reflection: John 12:24-26 The Church celebrates the feast of Martyr St. Lawrence. Liturgical Feast Days preserve the past for the present and the future. Today’s feast preserves the memory of persecutions under emperor Valerian in August 258 in Rome. The emperor had ordered all the bishops, priests and deacons in Rome to be executed. Pope […]
Reflection: Matthew 17:22-27 The “house” in Capernaum that Jesus goes in could be the “house of Peter” which symbolises the Church or the Christian community. In the House of the believing Community, Jesus reminds his disciples that they are the children of God. Children enjoy the privileges of the household. This is the theme of […]
Reflection: John 6: 41-51 Jesus made a declaration that could be considered blasphemous for the Jewish audience: “I am the bread of life.” The Jews react severely as expected. They knew him for over 30 years. They knew his parents Joseph and Mary, and all his family members. And now he claims that he […]
Reflection: Matthew 17: 14-20 ‘Moving mountains’ was an expression used of Rabbis who were skilled in interpreting Scripture and resolving difficulties. Moving a real mountain must have been so dramatic in the time of Jesus. But today it is not so. If you want to move a real mountain, hire a bulldozer, Moving mountains […]
Reflection: Mark 9: 2-10 Today’s Gospel opens with the phrase: “After six days.” What happened before six days? Probably it is a reference to the Gospel we have listened to yesterday – a question on the identity of Jesus that occurred in the region of Caesarea Philippi (Mt 16:13-20). There, Peter professed his faith […]
Reflection: Matthew 16: 13-23 The evangelist places the scene in Caesarea Philippi, a place known for the abundance of vegetation, fruits, a fertile land developed by Philip, one of the son of Herod. This locality was formerly called Panias because it was believed that, in this corner of paradise, the pagan God Pan and the […]