Daily Reflections
On this Feast of the Baptism of Jesus, the Church also focuses on its early days, when it contemplated how Jesus’ last words in the Gospel of Matthew, the great commission, would be carried out. “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the…
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Today, we meditate on two important points from the Gospel of the day. The first is the healing that Jesus brings us. He is willing to touch even our infected body and soul to heal us. He heals everything. Yes, Jesus is not afraid to expose himself to contagion to…
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When I was in medical school studying human physiology, I was fascinated by the power and vitality of the heart. Here was the singular organ of the body pumping volumes of blood each moment to every smallest part. So long as a tissue had a blood vessel perfusing it, it…
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We all want victory, don’t we? We all want to be overcomers. We want to overcome sin, evil, and our weaknesses. We desire victory over our adversaries, too. We simply want to win. Winning feels good. I want you to be assured of this: it is the Lord’s desire for…
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One of the distinguishing marks of the market economy of most of the developed world is the pride they take in the quality of products made in their countries. For example, Germans take pride with the expression “Made in Germany” and esteem it as a mark of quality which most…
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In today’s Gospel we see an important principle in the spiritual life expressed: God always gives sufficient grace to follow the commands/calls He gives. This principle, flowing from the theological virtue of hope, enables us to whole heartily give ourselves to the work that God entrusts to us, confident that…
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Today is the Feast of Epiphany, which means the manifestation of the newborn Messiah to the Gentiles. God announced this great event through the ministration of a star, which we call today the Star of Bethlehem. The three wise men from the East saw this special star and were able…
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Even if it was arduous, laborious, and even painful, I learnt a lot of lessons for my life during the process of drafting my doctoral thesis. There was a moment in which I was completely stuck, and I did not see any light at the end of the tunnel. I…
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Today in John’s Gospel, I hear our Lord calling me, calling you, to follow. “Jesus walked by, and John said, ‘Behold the Lamb of God,” and Andrew felt his presence and knew He was the Messiah, his Rabbi, His teacher. We, similarly, experience this when we witness Christ in the…
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Years ago, a middle-aged priest lived in Virginia. Life seemed to treat him well. He loved the community at his parish. The youth group he led seemed to be booming. He found himself in a happy rhythm. But then, the call came. The priest’s superior asked that the young man…
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