Daily Reflections
In the 1979 movie, Being There, Peter Sellers plays Chance the Gardener. Chance has spent his life living and working in the estate of a wealthy old man. Located in the center of power of the free world, Washington D.C. Chance’s only education is what he has seen on TV.…
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The past two Sundays, we have been reading and listening to the gospel of St. John. Particularly the sixth chapter, wherein is found the “Bread of Life” discourse. My guess is the Church arranged the Eucharistic themes to be read for a while at a time to refocus her members…
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The seed of faith grows and deepens, and the Eucharist is the best food for such faith-deepening. This religious truth is the focus of today’s reflection. After the miracle of the feeding of five thousand (Jn 6:1-15, 24-35), the Lord Jesus Christ leaves the western shore of the sea of…
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Some people are born with dancing feet. I am not. I can sing a tune, but I am not good at swaying to a rhythm. When I sang fast songs in a karaoke gathering with friends, they were like punishments for me. My friends call me the “Singing Priest,” but…
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Faith in the Old Testament One of my favorite Biblical verses is found in Hebrews 11:1 “Faith is the realization of things hoped for and evidence of things not seen.” The remainder of the chapter goes on to offer examples of people of faith from the Old Testament such as…
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‘Moses erected the tabernacle … He brought the ark into the tabernacle and put the screening veil in place … the cloud of the Lord rested on the tabernacle by day, and a fire shone within the cloud by night, for all the House of Israel to see.’ ‘How lovely…
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The Gospel for today speaks of finding a treasure or a “pearl of great price.” The finder has to recognize it as such. And then keep the knowledge to himself, at least for a while. He relinquishes everything he has to possess the treasure. He lets go of everything else…
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Most of the time in life, it is not all about speed or how fast we are, but about being properly guided. One would question the rationale behind the stopping of the Israelites to set up tents of meeting in the desert. Could it not have been a moment to…
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Today we celebrate the memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, who are the parents of the Virgin Mary, the In-Laws of Joseph, and Jesus’ earthly grandparents. Imagine the amount of holiness in one house as they got together for sharing meals, birthdays or special events. Today’s Gospel gave me the…
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One of the things that makes life very fascinating is the fact that we do not know what will happen next. We ordinarily live in hope that the future will always be good. Anxiety sets in when what we see does not encourage this hope of a better future. This…
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