Daily Reflections
What is the leaven within us? We must be watchful against the pride and hypocrisy that attempts to creep into our hearts. Instead, let us feed the leaven of humility, generosity, authenticity, and above all – love.
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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). I recall my childhood memories with nostalgia. I remember several times I went out with my younger brother to visit a friend, go hunting, fishing, or take a…
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Shortly afterwards, Mark says that Jesus could no longer go openly into any town but had to stay outside in country places. This compassionate love for suffering humanity resulted in more and more people coming to him, and even today the outstretched arms of God’s Son on the cross are a never-ending invitation to sinners to seek refuge in his compassionate love
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Today, God continues to accompany us even as we struggle against the pandemic. At this moment of human history, let us remember that “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son so that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life”.
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At Lourdes, at the place of the apparitions, there is a mysterious source of inexhaustible water. Thousands of people go there on pilgrimage in search of this water which continually cures many diseases. Today, I would like to answer the question ‘‘Who is the Virgin Mary?’’
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Mk 7:14-23: “It is from within, from the human heart.” Today’s reading from the Gospel of Mark gives us a haunting glimpse into the depths of the human heart. Jesus reveals that we are defiled not by what we touch or eat, but by what comes out of us. There…
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We are to take all these gifts that God has given us, the beauty of his creation, the abundance of material goods that sustain us, the family where we first experience love and gratefully re-gift them to God and neighbor.
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Moreover, what was needed for the divine connection was a mere touching of the hem of Jesus’s garment. Something from us moves God to act on our behalf. That is why the saying that God governs the world but Prayer governs God” attributed to St John Chrysostom makes a lot of sense to me.
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When we speak of a brand, we don’t just mean a favourite product with a popular tag, we also imply that such a trademark serves and satisfies our needs. It is not only useful, it is also important to us and we are proud to relate to it in a…
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The Christian story is the story of undying selfless love, the love of a Father who sacrificed his only Son for his beloved, and the love of a Man who courageously laid down his life for his friends. Christianity is thus a dynamic way of life that feeds on the…
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