REFLECTIONS TODAY It is a fact that certain animals have instinct to know the weather in advance; they retire to the safety of their holes before the inclement weather strikes. Human beings who live close to nature can also predict the weather, like people in Jesus’ time who knew how to interpret...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today Jesus’ mission has twofold effects: like fire, it purifies and ignites to action. Scripture uses several images of fire: as a symbol of God’s holy presence, as in the burning bush (Ex 3:1-17); as God’s word that cleanses the heart (Jer 5:14); as God’s...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In the time of haciendas in the Philippines, the rich owners had mayordomos whose functions were similar to those of the steward in the parable. In the absence of the master, the faithful and prudent steward provides for the needs of the servants and manages his master’s...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today The Palestinian wedding celebration could last for several days and the deep into the night. The master in the parable is a man of means attending the wedding of the well-to-do and so may return late and in stupor. It is important that the servant be ready to...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The appointment of the 72 others, given the same mission of the Twelve (apostles), is reminiscent of the appointment of 70 elders to assist Moses in leading and guiding the Israelites: “Taking some of the spirit that was on Moses, he bestowed it on the seventy elders; and as the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today MARK 10:35-45 James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” He replied, “What do you wish me to do for you?” They answered him, “Grant that in your glory we may sit one at...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus repeatedly speaks of his power to forgive sins: “The Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” (Lk 5:24; Mt 9:6-8). He has also entrusted the same power to his disciples/apostles: “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today The leaven of the Pharisees — their hypocrisy — will not remain hidden; it will be uncovered someday. On the other hand, the truth about Jesus and his message will be proclaimed “on the housetops.” Nothing is hidden from God; there is no hiding from him....
REFLECTIONS TODAY Solomon is the epitome of the wise person in the Bible. When, as a young king, he asked the Lord for an understanding heart to judge the Israelites and to distinguish right from wrong, God was pleased to give him a wise and understanding heart greater than any human person’s....
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today Mk 10:17-30 As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today Jesus declares that he casts out demons by the “finger of God,” that is, by the power of God that he possesses as Son of God. While Jewish exorcists call on God with prayers and rituals to cast out demons, Jesus does it by mere command. But more important...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma On June 1, 1988, I began a new career as a teacher as an associate professor at the Asian Institute of Management. I had just completed more than a decade of work with a leading commercial bank where my last stint was in corporate planning after many years in the human...
