Sunday Reflection
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Jesus is King … a crucified King
Nov 18, 2022
Leadership is rather about searching for the lost and saving them, like the good thief and Zacchaeus, the lost sheep, the lost coin, the lost son, the woman of ill-repute, etc. It is about serving the deprived, the oppressed and the scum of the earth. It is about forgiveness. It is about service in
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How shall we endure?
Nov 11, 2022
Stand firm to the end, Jesus tells us. “By your endurance, you will gain your souls.”
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Believing in the Resurrection
Nov 04, 2022
In today’s first reading, which is the moving story of the martyrdom of the seven brothers, we see our own story as Christians in this age and time.
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God gives us the grace to repent endlessly
Oct 28, 2022
For Catholics, this truth is also part of our Sunday Mass. Our Eucharistic prayer paraphrases the Roman centurion whose faith in Jesus allowed his servant to be healed without Jesus’ presence.
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Humility leads to a deeper knowledge of oneself
Oct 21, 2022
Comparisons can be diabolical. Jesus hardly ever compares people. We don’t find Him comparing Peter with John, or the younger son with the elder son in the story of the Prodigal Son.
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With God’s help we can make the impossible possible
Oct 14, 2022
Prayer after Communion, having been cleansed, we ask to be elevated – elevated through participation into the very mysteries we serve, so that the fullness of the majesty of the mysterium tremendum et fascinans be secured for us as eternal gifts.
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Being thankful and showing gratitude
Oct 07, 2022
Leprosy! This dreaded disease or word whenever spoken or heard, since ancient times, and still today, exists in some countries. As we reflect upon those who are suffering from it, our first thought is to avoid them at all costs rather than show compassion.
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Faith in God presupposes faith in ourselves
Sep 30, 2022
Sometimes our life is overwhelmed by many issues and by people who will shake our faith and relationship with God.
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To serve God is to be truly free
Sep 23, 2022
God invites us to depend on Him and learn from His ways and follow his precepts, but He does not force us to do so.
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Pray for a heart of generosity to love all
Sep 17, 2022
The rich become richer, the poor become poorer. Little do they know the joke is on the “abusers” when God’s judgement comes (cfr. Amos 8:7).
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.