The Chosen :: Season1 Episode 1: I Have Called You by Name

Episode 1 gives a realistic account of the religious and political situation. It paints for us how the tax collectors were treated during those times and the hardship faced by the people with regards to payment of taxes to the Roman Emperor. You can feel the hatred of the people against the tax collectors and […]

The Tradition of the Elders

Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday Of The Fifth Week In Ordinary Time Mark 7:1-13 The Law, i.e. the Ten Commandments were given to Israel at Mount Sinai. This was meant to be the Constitution of the Kingdom of Israel, and God was to be their King. And Moses was at the top of […]

The Chosen – Introduction

Disclaimer: These are the Reviewer’s personal views on the series “The Chosen”- Season 1. These views may be inclined from the point of view/perspective of the Roman Catholic Church since the reviewer belongs to the Roman Catholic Church. “The Chosen” is a creatively developed series based on the Life of Jesus from the Gospels in […]

Discipleship and Persecution

Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday Of The Fifth Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 10:17-22 Jesus gives the disciples a gist of the consequences they would face for following him and preparing them of the life when Jesus will not be physically present with them.  Discipleship is not easy but at the same time […]

Jesus Calls His First Disciples

Reflection on the Gospel of the Fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time Luke 5:1-11 The fishermen had laboured all night in vain. Simon was probably tired, disappointed and Jesus entering his boat and giving a professional fisherman instructions about fishing might have been an irritating imposition. Nevertheless, Simon does what Jesus instructed him to do.  Jesus […]

Jesus Feed the People

Reflection on the Gospel of the Saturday Of The Fourth Week In Ordinary Time Mark 6:30-34 Jesus trained his disciples and sent them for mission in pairs. Disciples after finishing their first missionary are returned to Jesus and shared their experience of teaching, preaching and healing. As a caring and sensible master Jesus knows that […]

Some Greeks Wish to See Jesus & Jesus Speaks about His Death

Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday Of The Fourth Week In Ordinary Time John 12:20-32 Today’s passage is set in the background of Jesus coming closer to his hour of passion and death.  He has just been welcomed with palm branches and happy cries calling him ‘King of Israel’; not the valiant victorious king […]

The Mission of the Twelve

Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday Of The Fourth Week In Ordinary Time Mark 6:7-13 People were still chasing and following Jesus from far and near for healing and Blessings, Jesus now delegates his Mission and sends out his twelve disciples with special training and instructions empowering them to break the Word. Knowing that […]

Jesus Is Presented in the Temple & The Return to Nazareth

  Reflection on the Gospel of the The Presentation Of The Lord Luke 2:22-40   We have sufficiently reflected on the main Gospel theme for today – the Babe Jesus’ presentation in the Temple. Today I would like to reflect on the last few verses. When they had finished everything required by the law of […]

Restored To Life And Life

Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday Of The Fourth Week In Ordinary Time Mark 5:21-43 This story is about small steps towards growing in faith. Both, Jairus and the woman with the haemorrhage are not total believers, they have heard about Jesus, they want to believe compelled by their necessity. At first the reason […]