The True Kindred of Jesus
Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday Of The Twenty-Fifth Week In Ordinary Time Luke 8:19-21 Then his mother and his brethren came to him, but they could not reach him for the crowd. And he was told, “Your mother and your brethren are standing outside, desiring to see you.” But he said to […]
A Lamp Under a Jar
Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday Of The Twenty-Fifth Week In Ordinary Time Luke 8:16-18 What is this light that Jesus is talking about. Yes, we understand that if we light a lamp we cannot hide it. Its light will always shine and make the place bright. And not just the one who […]
The Parable of the Dishonest Manager
Reflection on the Gospel of the Twenty-Fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time Luke 16:1-13 The gospel of today seems to be confusing. We are left questioning about why did the Master praise the dishonest steward even though the Master lost a good deal of money. Well firstly, we can certainly say that the Master himself […]
The Parable of the Sower
Reflection on the Gospel of the Saturday Of The Twenty-Fourth Week In Ordinary Time Luke 8:4-15 Many of the Jesus teachings are in the form of parable. Each parable directly or indirectly talks about Kingdom of God. Parable of sower talks about power of seed planted in the soil and its abundance harvest ie […]
Some Women Accompany Jesus
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday Of The Twenty-Fourth Week In Ordinary Time Luke 8:1-3 Women in the time of Jesus were treated as second class citizens. They were confined to household chores and looking after all domestic chores. Their opinions didn’t matter and very often subject to the atrocities of patriarchal society. […]
The Infant Jesus Hailed by Simeon
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday Of The Twenty-Fourth Week In Ordinary Time (Memorial: Our Lady of Sorrows) Luke 2:33-35 Mary at the foot of the cross in tears and gazing in sorrow at Jesus nailed on the cross, breathing his last. Jesus while accomplishing his Fathers mission on the cross, looks at […]
Jesus The Sign of Hope, Raised on the Cross
Reflection on the Gospel of the Wednesday Of The Twenty-Fourth Week In Ordinary Time(Feast: the Exaltation of the Cross) John 3:13-17 In Todays Gospel passage God not only proposes to us but also declares to the World how much He loves and values us. We have heard and read this passage many times but […]
Jesus Raises the Widows Son at Nain
Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday Of The Twenty-Fourth Week In Ordinary Time Luke 7:11-17 Jesus, in todays Gospel, we find bringing to life a young man of Nain, because he sees his mother crying inconsolably and has compassion on her. He can do that for us too. Jesus in no fiction or […]
Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant
Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday Of The Twenty-Fourth Week In Ordinary Time Luke 7:1-10 “..only say the word…” What marvellous expression of faith. This Centurion was expressing something that he was well acquainted with – i.e. taking orders, and giving orders. Working with orders is quite common in the army, and orders […]
The Parable of the Prodigal
Reflection on the Gospel of the Twenty-Fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time Luke 15:1-32 The lost sheep, the lost coin and the prodigal son. The three parables convey a story of loss. In all three stories begin with a mundane comfortable situation turning into an uncomfortable situation of loss. In the end the joy of […]