Daily Reflections
Years ago, I remember a wise woman saying, “Each time you have another child, your heart only becomes bigger.” Then she would say, “Our Lord’s love for us works the same way. Each time He fills our heart, our hearts only become larger.” On that note, let us turn to…
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The beginning of a year has always been a great time to reflect on how we are living and making resolutions to help us attain goals – perhaps to be healthier, have a greater work-life balance, and to grow deeper in our relationship with Christ. Let us take time today…
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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). Obedience is Better Than Sacrifice God gave Saul an assignment. He sent him on a mission to attack Amalek, put under the ban everything he has, and not…
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I have called you by your Name. Just like the boy Samuel was called, so was I. Not an audible voice on my ears, but intensely in my heart, which made me run to my dad in his room in the early hours of the day to declare my intention…
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St. Mark begins today’s Gospel by saying that “Jesus walked along the sea”. As he walked along, a crowd gathered around him. The evangelist’s mention of the crowd shows that Jesus’ presence embodied a message of love, hope and redemption that resonated deeply with common people, many of whom were…
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The Setting for the Miracle: The healing of the paralyzed man by Jesus in Capernaum is covered in all three synoptic Gospels. It appears Our Lord had not returned in a public manner but had done so in a private way. Eventually, it became known that He was back in…
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Two Healings of Lepers: In the entire four Gospels, there are two healings of lepers recorded: this one narrated by Mark (which we also find in Matthew [8:1-4] and Luke [5:12-16]), and that of the ten lepers narrated by Luke alone (Lk 17:11-19). The specificity of these healings comes out…
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Have you ever noticed that mailing a letter to someone involves reciprocity? You can’t send anything to someone unless he has told you his address. I often marvel at this specificity of location, every time I pen a letter to someone. Out of all the addresses in the world, that…
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I read the dystopian, science-fiction novel, “Lord of the World,” by Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson, about the Anti-Christ many years ago. Given the times, I think it is time to give it another read. Much has been written about this somewhat unknown work of fiction. But then, is it really…
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