Daily Reflections
We were so blessed in His company, in those days. He called each of us, out of our former lives, into His circle where we watched Him healing, teaching, and praying. From that first moment at the water’s edge, I knew Who our Master was. I knew that we were…
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The key word in today’s event is Presentation. Jesus was presented to God in the temple in observance of the law that requires every male that opens the womb to be presented to God. God is always present to us. When we present ourselves before Him, we are accepting His…
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Mark’s Gospel (5: 21-43) presents two characters who leave us rich testimonies of the healing power of faith. They are Jarius and the woman suffering from hemorrhage. Therefore, I reflect on their witness as an inspiration to us. Let’s begin with the woman. Faith Comes by Hearing The woman suffers…
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The Gospel today tells of the healing of a man from Gerasene territory. Naturally, the man once possessed by Legion joyfully proclaimed what great things Jesus had done for him. All were amazed but sadly only a few followed Him. And then the unimaginable happened. Near the end of the…
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Jesus’ Homecoming We can imagine Jesus’ eagerness to return to his hometown shortly after the start of his public ministry. As a righteous man, Jesus was certain to have made many friends in Nazareth. He probably had relatives there as well – cousins, aunts, and uncles. However, Jesus also had…
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Peter speaks: The events of those days crashed over us with a breathtaking power and speed. From the moment we walked away from our former lives we were caught up in the wake of the Teacher. Before dawn He would be missing. Then He would return to us, with the…
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Recently this prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours for Sunday struck me: Almighty and ever-present Father, your watchful care reaches from end to end and orders all things in such power that even the tensions and the tragedies of sin cannot frustrate your loving plans. God’s Inexorable Plan The…
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In his light, we see light. We’ve been hearing that in church of late. And in our Gospel reading, Jesus asks the rhetorical question: Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed? The obvious answer is No. But on closer reflection, is…
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Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations! That is today’s responsorial psalm. How many of us actually do that? Most of the time, we’re imploring God to hear and answer our petitions and grant us all our requests. Sometimes we remember to thank God for answering prayers, and sometimes…
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Today, the Church celebrates the conversion of St. Paul, the great missionary to the nations. Paul’s conversion experience helps us to understand what conversion is all about. It is an experience of reversal in thinking and mentality. Ordinarily, Paul cannot be said to have been an unbeliever before his conversion.…
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