Today’s readings call us to conversion of heart. The First Reading, (Wis 11:22 – 12:2), stated that the Lord loves everyone because He is our creator. He is therefore merciful to all and overlooks our sins so that we can repent. “Little by little, therefore, […]
The readings of today, especially the first reading, (Sirach 35:12-14,16-19), and the Gospel, (LK 18:9-14), continued the last week’s theme of prayer. While the previous Sunday’s readings invited us to be persistent in our prayers and never lose heart, today’s readings summon us to an […]
MISSION SUNDAY Today over one billion Catholics all over the world observe World Mission Sunday. This annual observance was instituted 93 years ago in 1926 by a Papal decree issued by Pope Pius XI. Every year since then, the universal Church has dedicated the month of […]
The First Reading, (2Kgs 5:14-17), presented us with the healing of Naaman, the commander of the army of the Kingdom of Aram, in modern day Syria. Sickness is no respecter of personages, and treatment for serious illness sometimes makes the sick feel that he/she has […]
Homily, Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C This Sunday’s Gospel, (Lk 17:5-10), focused on faith and the positive effect it should have on our daily living. Faith is one of the theological virtues, (virtue is a habitual and firm disposition to do good CCC […]
The Gospel presented us with the story of the rich man and Lazarus. This parable is found only in the Gospel of Luke. The Lucan Gospel has noticeable concern for the care of the poor in the society. We recall that in narrating the […]
Links between passages are important; they help hold otherwise apparently disconnected episodes in thematic groupings. The opening parable in today’s Gospel, (Luke 16:1-13), is linked both to the main parable in last Sunday’s Gospel reading, (Luke 15:1-32), and to next Sunday’s, (16:19-31). The […]
The First Reading, (Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14), narrated Israelite idolatry and Moses’ intercession to God on their behalf. Moses had gone up the mountain for a protracted period to have a conversation with God, (to pray). It was during this period of close encounter with God […]