Settling With Your Opponent

Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday Of The Twenty-Ninth Week In Ordinary Time   Luke 12:54-59 When Jesus speaks of the signs of the Time, He is referring to the intelligence of the Authorities, Pharisees and teachers, who failed in realising the reality Jesus presented to them as Son of God and Messiah. But […]

Jesus the Cause of Division

Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday Of The Twenty-Ninth Week In Ordinary Time   Luke 12:49-53 “I have come to cast fire upon the earth, and how I wish it were already ablaze!  Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!” Frightening, […]

The Faithful or the Unfaithful Slave

Reflection on the Gospel of the Wednesday Of The Twenty-Ninth Week In Ordinary Time   Luke 12:39-48 Who then are you, the faithful or the unfaithful steward? We know He is coming but we don’t know the time He will come. It could be the next moment ,a day or a week from now, a […]

The Mission of the Seventy

Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday Of The Twenty-Ninth Week In Ordinary Time(St. Luke Evangelist)   Luke 10:1-9 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. This is a reference to Moses’ appointment of the […]

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday Of The Twenty-Ninth Week In Ordinary Time   Luke 12:13-21 The greed of the men to possess more and more never ends.  Jesus warns this rich man that the man’s life does not depend on the wealth and possessions he has, his life is in the hands of […]

The Parable of the Widow and the Unjust Judge

Reflection on the Gospel of the Twenty-Ninth Sunday In Ordinary Time   Luke 18:1-8 Palestine was a difficult place for widows at the time of Jesus. A poor widow would be completely destitute. In today’s Gospel we are not sure what the widow is being cheated of, but we know that the judge favours her […]

Witnessing To Jesus The Christ

Reflection on the Gospel of the Saturday Of The Twenty-Eight Week In Ordinary Time   Luke 12:8-12 In today’s Gospel passage Jesus is asking his disciples to stand for truth and without ceasing to proclaim Gods kingdom. Jesus assures his disciples at the time of trials and tribulations, the Holy Spirit will guide us in […]

A Warning against Hypocrisy

Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday Of The Twenty-Eight Week In Ordinary Time   Luke 12:1-7 Jesus criticised the Pharisees for their hypocrisy and high handed behaviour towards other fellow jews. Hypocrisy is a contradiction between one’s personal life and one’s public image, one’s beliefs and behaviour. Jesus asks his disciples to follow a […]

The Pharisees As Guides to Stagnation

Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday Of The Twenty-Eight Week In Ordinary Time   Luke 11:47-54 Actions speaks louder and they can reveal true nature, especially the actions in our past living and upbringing. In today’s scripture reading Jesus is challenging us to break the chains of out past, chains taken on by of […]

The Incompetency of the Pharisees and Scribes

Reflection on the Gospel of the Wednesday Of The Twenty-Eight Week In Ordinary Time   Luke 11:42-46 The Pharisees and Teachers were the only hope of the common people. The Teachers were the Levites, and back in the books of the Law, they were tasked with Educating the people to love God with all their […]