The Lords Prayer
Reflection on the Gospel of the Wednesday In The Twenty-Seventh Week Of Ordinary Time Luke 11: 1-4 While Jesus was praying the disciples were watching him. There was something about watching Jesus pray that made them want to learn how to pray as Jesus prayed. There was something magnetic about the prayer life of […]
Jesus Visits Martha and Mary
Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday In The Twenty-Seventh Week Of Ordinary Time Luke 10: 38-42 In todays Gospel reading Martha demonstrates hospitality by welcoming Jesus. She then busies herself with the tasks of serving the guest. Meanwhile her sister Mary sits at Jesus’ feet, listening to his words. This pleasant story takes […]
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday In The Twenty-Seventh Week Of Ordinary Time Luke 10: 25-37 A wonderful parable. Wonderful not because it is well crafted, wonderful because it challenges our vocation as Christians, especially so in India, today. Samaritans, have their beginnings in Israel, as being those lame and useless left behind […]
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
Reflection on the Gospel of the Twenty-Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time Matthew 21: 33-43 Jesus was on a mission to build the Kingdom of God. A Kingdom here on earth built with our collaboration. He chose a team of not so brilliant or extraordinary disciples. They were ordinary, uneducated men, sinners and outcasts such […]
Jesus Rejoices over the Return of the Seventy
Reflection on the Gospel of the Saturday In The Twenty-Sixth Week Of Ordinary Time Luke 10: 17-24 Jesus started his mission with chosen people. He made 2 set of group of people. First group of people started their ministry during life time of Jesus and second group of people started their ministry post resurrection […]
Woes to Unrepentant Cities
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Twenty-Sixth Week Of Ordinary Time Luke 10: 13-16 In today’s gospel Jesus pronounces woes against Chorazin and Bethsaida, two Galilean towns that rejected his message. These towns know Jesus’ message but do not display the expected conversion of heart. He compares them to Tyre & […]
The Mission of the Seventy
Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday In The Twenty-Sixth Week Of Ordinary Time Luke 10: 1-12 The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. There were many who were coming for help and healing to Jesus. In Jesus appointing and sending the seventy to different parts of the land, we get a […]
Would-Be Followers of Jesus
Reflection on the Gospel of the Wednesday In The Twenty-Sixth Week Of Ordinary Time Luke 9: 57-62 Jesus is alluring, appealing, and desirable, as long as we can keep the cross and suffering out of following Him. The parable that needs to connected to today’s Gospel is the parable of the Sower-Seed-Soil. As stated […]
A Samaritan Village Refuses to Receive Jesus
Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday In The Twenty-Sixth Week Of Ordinary Time Luke 9: 51-56 Yesterday we spoke about being like children, flawed yet sincere. Today we are introduced to another trait, but a dangerous one, self-righteousness. It is a failing that probably all of us have experienced, which at its roots […]
Humility, the Magnet that Draws God to You.
Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday In The Twenty-Sixth Week Of Ordinary Time Matthew 18: 1-5, 10 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” That is how the beatitudes/Sermon on the Mount starts. Lets rewrite it… Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in […]