The Man with an Unclean Spirit
Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday In The Twenty-Second Week In Ordinary Time Luke 4:31-37 Jesus had made Capernaum his base of operations, since it was n the trade route and an important sea port, and from here he was going to start his ministry… and as part of this he went and taught […]
The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth
Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday In The Twenty-Second Week In Ordinary Time Luke 4:16-30 When Jesus reads from the Book of Isaiah, he reads about Isaiah’s prophecy of the coming of the Messiah, i.e. Jesus himself. Though the people of Nazareth had heard about all the signs and wonders that Jesus had done […]
The Tradition of the Elders
Reflection on the Gospel of Twenty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, redeem your sins by paying with sacrifices, do not work on a Sabbath Day for you are committing a sinful act, consuming pork is unclean and so on and […]
The Parable of the Talents
Reflection on the Gospel of the Saturday In The Twenty-First Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 25:14-30 God created this world and gave its stewardship to man, to take care of creation. God created each one of us with talents and its each persons responsibility to safeguard our talents and multiply them and become a […]
The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Twenty-First Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 25:1-13 Today’s gospel passage is a part of the Eschatological discourse of Jesus. Through this parable Jesus reminds us about the importance of being prepared. We are so lost in the rat race, the noise of the world that we […]
The Faithful or the Unfaithful Slave
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The Twenty-First Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 24:42-51 “We will be abundant blessed when found awake or on duty,” what does duty, work or be awake refer to in this context? Today’s reading appeals to us to be aware of the situations around us, be ready […]
Scribes and Pharisees Likened as Walking Talking Dead
Reflection on the Gospel of the Wednesday In The Twenty-First Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 23:27-32 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within […]
Philip Announces the Christ to Nathanael
Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday In The Twenty-First Week In Ordinary Time John 1:45-51 “We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” There are two distinct associations in this statement The Long awaited Messiah Moses had prophesied a […]
Woes on the Scribes and Pharisees
Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday In The Twenty-First Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 23:13-22 The Pharisees and the Scribes were the elite Jews, the Scribes wrote and interpreted the rules and regulations, while the Pharisees ensured that every other Jew followed the laws, the rules which were traditionally followed. It was often said […]
The Words of Eternal Life
Reflection on the Gospel of the Twenty-First Sunday In Ordinary Time John 6:60-69 Bread, it sustains us but does it ever satisfy the hunger? It does calm the hungry stomach for a little while until you find yourself hungry again. Well, bread is like our needs, wants and desires. Our needs are essential while our […]