REFLECTIONS TODAY Today, we celebrate the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. We particularly honor the Blessed Virgin for being preserved free from the stain of original sin from the moment of her conception. Mary, being the mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, became the first beneficiary of the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today There will always be difficulties to encounter in this life. The question to ask is: How are we going to face them to the best of our ability and with grace? When we encounter problems, one of the first things that might be lost is our capacity to remain...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today Today’s Gospel narrates the parable of the Lost Sheep, emphasizing the importance of the care for “the little ones” (Greek hoi mikroi). In Matthew 18, the expression “the little ones” may refer to the disciples or, at least, may be profoundly related to...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel narrates the story of Jesus healing a paralytic brought to him by some men on a stretcher. They want to bring the paralyzed man in front of Jesus, but they are not able to do so at first because of the crowd. They eventually find a way by going up to the roof, and...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Mt 3:1-12 In those days John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand!” It was of him that the prophet Isaiah had spoken when he said: A voice of one crying out in the desert, Prepare the way of the Lord,...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel tells of Jesus’ compassion. The word “compassion” comes from Latin which means “to suffer with.” In the Gospel, Jesus’ heart is moved with pity or compassion upon seeing the people harassed and helpless. The Greek verb used is splangchnizomai, which...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Light, salvation, and faith are inseparable. Today’s Gospel narrates Jesus’ healing of the two blind men. Jesus tells them that the healing will be done for them according to their faith. The Greek verb genethētō, which means “let it be done,” is used. It is in the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel speaks not only of correct teaching, but also of correct practice. The Gospel passage ends the Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew 5–7. It is in these three chapters that the teachings of Jesus on discipleship can be found. Today’s Gospel clearly states that...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Andrew is one of the first four to be called by Jesus; he is the brother of Simon Peter. Like Simon, he is a fisherman. The Gospel of John indicates that he was first a disciple of John the Baptist (1:35-51). After John the Baptist introduces him and another disciple to Jesus, he...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In his poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Alfred Lord Tennyson writes something about the military command even in blunder: “Theirs not to make reply, theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die. Into the valley of Death, rode the six hundred.” In the military...
REFLECTIONS TODAY MATTHEW 24:37-44 Many people believe that the occurrence of natural and man-made calamities, like earthquakes, big floods, volcanic eruptions, pandemics, kidnappings, terrorism, and rebellions, are signs of the end-times and the imminence of God’s judgment of the world. But in...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Life has been difficult for many people since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Many plans had been aborted and many were brokenhearted. We grieved over the loss of people closest to us who had died because of the virus. Many young people, especially those unable to attend...
