Daily Reflections
When I was still in the Seminary, one of the songs that I enjoyed so much was the famous “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”. It evoked some sentiments of joy in me whenever it was rendered there in the Seminary chapel during liturgical celebrations. One of the main reasons I…
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Today’s readings call us to reflect on the linkages between justice and peace. In today’s times it seems people hold on to the perception that without justice there can be no peace. Can there be peace without justice? There are myriad recognizable injustices, with people all over the world living…
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In this 3rd week of Advent, it is easy to begin to give in to the hustle and bustle of the season. Christmas is less than 10 days away. How have I lived Advent? Has my prayer increased or decreased? Those Advent resolutions made in earnest about being more recollected…
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Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). The story Jesus told in the Gospel reading of today was directed to the Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes, and Spiritual leaders of His time. A man had two sons.…
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On this day we celebrate the memorial of Saint John of the Cross, priest and doctor of the Church. In our daily Mass we finished reading the gospel narrative (Mt 21:23-27). In it, there is a line describing the reaction of the crowd that “When Jesus had come into the temple area, the…
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Dear brothers and sisters, this third Sunday of Advent is also called “Gaudet Sunday”, which means “Sunday of Joy”. The word of God invites us to enter already into the joy of the birth of our Saviour. The Gospel of St. John on this 3rd Sunday of Advent shares with…
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Today is my birthday. My family will remember the event with congratulatory remarks. The world, however, will focus on my mother. In fact, I have two mothers. My biological mother would remember the joy of my birth, the birth of her first born son. My spiritual mother remembers my adoption…
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Last Sunday, through the readings, the Church presented us with the personality of John the Baptist; the voice crying in the wilderness for repentance and preparation (John 1:23); all in anticipation for the Advent of our Lord Jesus Christ. Already the prophet Isaiah foretold that too. In the days of…
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“I am the Lord, your God, who grasps your right hand. It is I who says to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’” –Is 41:13 We have all known times in which we have been struck powerless, needing the aid of a helping hand. Today’s reading from Isaiah reminds…
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Grace to you! Sometime last year, I boarded a plane en route to Louisville, Kentucky, and sat between two men. As often as I did while traveling, I brought out my blue Rosary and started to pray in silence. Forty minutes into the flight, one of the men seemed to…
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