How hard it can be to forgive! And yet the Lord commands us to forgive. For if we don’t forgive, we won’t be forgiven. It’s clear; it’s simple; it’s uncompromising. And, yes, it can demand heroism. The parable of the wicked tenant really elaborates the words of the Our Father:...
The Lord assigns the Prophet Ezekiel two duties. First, to listen to God’s word about sin. It is not Ezekiel who decides what sin is or is not, but God. Second, in the light of that Word and in the strength of God’s holiness and love, Ezekiel is to go...
“I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you...
Someone could think that Jesus was having an identity crisis given his conversation with the disciples in today’s Gospel. But it was not an identity crisis about Himself. It was whether they were in crisis as to who He was. The human mind is not able to guess or grasp...
Mary of Nazareth first experienced God in her very own body when the Son of God was conceived in her womb. In a manner of speaking, you could say that that was the first time He assumed her body to Himself. Mary also experienced Him through her body during the...
“It is not good for man to be alone” because loneliness spoils the image of God in us, and God is Family. Like God, we, too, are made for love and self-giving. Like God, we are called to give and to receive with an open heart. That’s how community is...
It’s hard to beat the taste, smell and texture of fresh bread. Disappointing that it gets stale. Blue mould. Dead. All the food we eat is dying or dead. It feeds our mortal life until we die, too. Jesus is not dead bread but living. Not grown from the earth...
Human mind can’t grasp God. The ocean doesn’t fit into a thimble. Yet, we are image and likeness – God’s own Word. If we read closely our humanity, we can discover the features of God. Most eloquent and expressive image of God in our humanity is marriage, crown of creation....
The Ascension of Jesus doesn’t mean he is the first astronaut. It’s more like a home coming. But His home is not some glorious palace above the skies. Together with his Father and the Holy Spirit, He has made His home in us. He is at home in all humanity...
THE ROSARY. Atmosphere in which to breathe Christ and His mysteries through the immaculate heart and eyes of Mary. Christ is most at home in Her Heart in its freedom from sin and in its total surrender to Him. He is free to be Himself and to give His love...
