Fighting against familiarity
THIS is a common danger against which we have to be duly guarded. It can happen to us anytime, especially when we already have...
The little things as a way to God
MAKE no mistake about this. The little, ordinary things of our daily life can and should be pathways to reach and be with God....
Taking our apostolic mission seriously
THAT gospel episode of Christ choosing his apostles practically randomly (cfr. Mk 3, 13-19) can remind us of many things. First is that we...
The self-righteous tend to be fault-finders
THIS OBSERVATION is clearly illustrated many times in the gospel. Many of the leading Jews in the times of Christ did not believe in...
Passing unnoticed and purity of intention
IN THE gospel, Christ shows us how he always tried to pass unnoticed while doing a lot of good. In one instance, he told...
The significance of Christ’s baptism
WHY DID Christ have to be baptized? Even John the Baptist was surprised when Christ went to him asking to be baptized. But Christ...
Training in compassion
THAT gospel episode where a man full of leprosy begged Christ to make him clean (cfr. Lk 5, 12-16) teaches us the lesson that...
Giving witness to our faith in public
CHRIST went to a synagogue, unrolled the scroll, read some passages and proclaimed that what he just read was fulfilled in him upon the...
Finally, Christmas!
INDEED, a day of great joy! The Son of God, the perfect image that God has of himself and the image after whom we...
The family and today’s challenges
THE FAMILY plays a very crucial role in everyone’s life. It’s time to look again into the current challenges of this most natural, most...