REFLECTIONS TODAY LUKE 21:5-19 While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, Jesus said, “All that you see here—the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down.” Then they asked...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus does not compare God with the judge who is identified to be dishonest. The judge does not have any regard for God and men. He does not really care about dispensing justice to the people since he is concerned only about his own profit. God is totally different from this...
REFLECTIONS TODAY People in the time of Noah and Lot rejected God’s call for repentance and insisted on their routine of living. It is for people like them that the end-time could really be scary. Since their focus is to seek to gain their lives on their own terms, they will lose their lives. In...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The Pharisees looked forward to the coming of the reign of God on earth. To them, it meant the restoration of the glorious kingdom of Israel and taking the power away from the Romans. They thought of an earthly kingdom that would prosper and thrive with God’s blessings. In...
REFLECTIONS TODAY St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is widely known as the seat of the Catholic Church. The Pope lives inside the Vatican (the smallest state in the world), and here he presides at the Mass and addresses pilgrims from all over the world. But the mother church of all Christendom is not...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus pointedly tells his disciples that in relation to God, they are servants and they do not deserve thanks from him after they have done their work. Nor should they expect special treatment after they have fulfilled their grueling work for the entire day. This teaching sounds...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus points out to his disciples their power to influence other believers, either for better or for worse. He exhorts them to give good example to new believers. The disciples can bring others closer to Jesus and to the heavenly Father by their good example and faithfulness to...
REFLECTIONS TODAY LUKE 20:27-38 Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, came forward and put this question to Jesus, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us, If someone’s brother dies leaving a wife but no child, his brother must take the wife and raise up descendants for his...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Mammon — money — is a reliable servant, but a cruel master. As a servant, money can provide for our needs and free us from hunger and poverty. It can bring us comfort and allow us to enjoy luxuries in life. But as a master, money can turn into an idol as it blinds us to the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The steward does not deny his wrongdoing. He sees clearly that he can no longer serve as manager. He accepts that another phase in his life is coming soon. Weighing his options, he thinks of a clever ploy. He puts himself on the good side of his master’s debtors by giving them...
The Pharisees and teachers of the Law were considered respectable members of society since they belonged to the so-called “religious elite.” They faithfully observed minute prescriptions of the Law. They took pride in being conscientious, but looked down on those outside their circle. Tax...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In the parable of the Judgment of the Nations, Jesus identifies with the “last, the lost, and the least.” He became the poorest of the poor—the hungry, the thirsty, the naked, the sick, the stranger, the prisoner. One who does works of mercy towards these persons in need is...
