The Canaanite Womans Faith
Reflection on the Gospel of the Twentieth Sunday In Ordinary Time Matthew 15: 21-28 Lord Help me! That’s a prayer. It was a desperate prayer from a desperate Cannanite mother. We may find the Gospel offensive towards the woman but on the contrary it makes her an example of faith and being consistent in […]
Jesus Blesses Little Children
Reflection on the Gospel of the Saturday In The Nineteenth Week Of Ordinary Time Matthew 19: 13-15 Jesus came to this world to establish Gods Kingdom. Everyone can inherit the Kingdom of God, free of cost. There is no restriction or limitation to inherit it, but to inherit you need to belong to. Jesus […]
Divorce
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Nineteenth Week Of Ordinary Time Matthew 19: 3-12 In today’s gospel, Jesus stresses the importance of the sanctity of marriage. The Pharisees ask Jesus a question ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?’. They had in mind Deuteronomy […]
Forgiveness
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The Nineteenth Week Of Ordinary Time Matthew 18: 21-19: 1 Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy times seven. Peter had this question in his mind as we also have about the limit of forgiveness. Peter was given an explanation on […]
Reproving Another Who Sins
Reflection on the Gospel of the Wednesday In The Ninteenth Week Of Ordinary Time Matthew 18: 15-20 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there […]
Marys Song of Praise
Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday in the Nineteenth Week In Ordinary Time THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Luke 1: 39-56 Today, on the feast of the Assumption, what stand out is the faith and humility of Mary not in herself, but in the Lord. Mary is his mother through her faith, […]
Jesus and the Temple Tax
Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday In The Nineteenth Week Of Ordinary Time Matthew 17: 22-27 Why did Jesus pay the tax? The same reason He was baptised? He was the Lord of the Temple, and by right He did not need to pay the taxes. Yet He chose to pay to show […]
Jesus Walks on the Water
Reflection on the Gospel of the Nineteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time Matthew 14: 22-33 Jesus walks on water… It’s a moment that blockbuster movies are made of with the thrill of adventure is mixed with fear. The Guide in our adventure is basically Jesus. We need to trust in him to get us through the challenges […]
Jesus Cures a Boy with a Demon
Reflection on the Gospel of the Saturday In The Eighteenth Week Of Ordinary Time Matthew 17: 14-20 Jesus came to this world to bring God’s love to his people. He choose 12 apostles to be with him and trained them. Many people followed Jesus and expressed their desire to be his disciples, thus Jesus […]
The Cross and Self-Denial
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Eighteenth Week Of Ordinary Time Matthew 16: 24-28 In today’s gospel Jesus addresses his disciples of the condition for true discipleship that is to follow Jesus even to giving up one’s life for him. He indicates that suffering and self denial are central to the […]