What makes one a disciple of Jesus? First, the person has a personal encounter that changes one life. They may have heard about Jesus, but they wanted to see for themselves. They may...
What brought you to Jesus? As we read the scriptures we see the various reasons that drew people to Jesus. We have the curiosity seekers, like King Herod, who wanted to see Jesus...
Homily Twenty-sixth Sunday Year A Reading 1: This reading is a parallel to last Sunday’s first reading. Today, God gives an example of application of the prophetic word: “My ways are not...
"The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For as he he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does he know how to defend himself from it....
Twenty-sixth Sunday Gospel AJesus said: "What is your opinion? · Jesus addresses the question to the religious leaders of his day, who have rejected both John the Baptist and himself. But reflect how it...
"This is the struggle of every person: to be free or to be a slave." (Pope Francis)We want to be free. We were created to be free. But many times, without us acknowledging...
ARE MORMONS CHRISTIANS? From the perspective of Mormons, they profess not only to be Christian but the only true Christian Church. From the perspective of the Catholic Church and some Protestant communities, the Latter...
"Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and constraints, for the sake of Christ for when I am weak, then I am strong." (2 Cor 12:10)Whoever would think that weakness is strength?...
Some people try to go pass the cross to get to the glory. This is the in line with what Jesus taught. To be his disciple, we must follow him and take up...
Our purpose sometimes change throughout our lives. What we thought of at an earlier stage of our life to be our goal may not be true later on. When children are asked what...
Homily: Twenty-fifth Sunday Year A Reading 1: This reading speaks of an obvious mystery. Have you ever wondered, can God forgive me of my sins after all I have done? How could...
"After all, maturation in a spiritual sense is a growing willingness to stretch out my arms, to have a belt put round me, and to be led where I would rather not go...
Twenty-fifth Sunday Gospel AJesus told his disciples this parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with them for...
A hard-working parish priest, after a lifetime of ministry, died and went to heaven. When he got there he was assigned an attractive two bedroom house to serve as his heavenly abode. He...
Do we have a driving purpose that gives meaning to our life? Purpose grounds us: Being grounded means knowing ourselves and our purpose. Implied in this, of course, is knowing what one is not...
“‘Standing by the cross of Jesus was his mother’ (Jn. 19:25). The Virgin, with her mother’s grief, participated in a quite particular way in the Passion of Jesus, cooperating deeply with the salvation...
"Had there been no cross, Christ could not have been crucified. Had there been no cross, life itself could not have been nailed to the tree. And if life had not been nailed...
Homily: Twenty-fourth Sunday Year A Reading 1: Listen to the first statement: “Wrath and anger are hateful things, yet the sinner hugs them tight.” Many times we have an eye for an...
“Laughter has been implanted in our soul, that the soul may sometime be refreshed.” (St. John Chrysostom)How often do we laugh at ourselves and at the things we do in life? We are...
Reflection on the Scriptures Twenty-fourth Sunday Gospel A Forgiveness and mercy
By spiritaflame 10:16 AMTwenty-fourth Sunday Gospel AThen Peter approaching asked him, "Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?" · Peter thinks he is generous by saying...
Do we find ourselves living in the success-failure syndrome, the emotional highs and lows, feeling loved and not loved roller coaster? Do we find ourselves longing for some stability in our lives? Then,...
"Behold, I tell you a mystery. We shall not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed in an instant, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet...
Death was not intended for us by God. Death is now part of our journey. The Evil One tries to make us fearful of death. Jesus came to break the bondage of this...
Twenty-Third Sunday Gospel AThen Peter approaching asked him, "Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?" · Peter thinks he is generous by saying...
Some people are afraid of being open to God, even to the point of not receiving his love. One reason is their understanding of God is still immature and childish. They see God...
"I am accustomed to visit my elect in a double fashion, that is, with test and with consolation. And I read to them two lessons each d ay: one to rebuke them for...
St. Paul reminds us in his First Letter to the Thessalonians that it is the will of God that we are to be holy. If it is God's will, should it not be...
