Daily Reflections
He Got Up and Was Baptized It is interesting that the Acts of the Apostles states that after being knocked off his feet, Saul was baptized and then, “when he had eaten, he recovered his strength.” They are talking about physical food in that case but the theme of strength…
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The moment of baptism is always a moment of Joy. Joy for the mother church. Joy for the candidates for baptism and their families. The mother church rejoices in the reception of new members, who are to assist in living and spreading the message of the Gospel. The candidates for…
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We are well into the Acts of the Apostles, hearing about the apostles going out and proclaiming the Gospel based on their firsthand experiences with Jesus Christ. They were filled with zeal for the Lord, and unafraid of the authorities, especially after they saw the risen Jesus and saw the…
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The Christian life is a missionary life. Every follower of Christ is literally sent on mission to win every creature for the kingdom. Whether most present-day Christians are conscious of that is another story. But that remains the fact. All the four Gospels end with a post Easter missionary mandate.…
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The Gospel today is a follow-up from Last Friday’s gospel of the feeding of the five thousand. The beginning of that passage says that the crowds were looking for Jesus “because they saw the signs he was performing “(Jn. 6:1) In today’s Gospel, Jesus seems to scold the crowds for…
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My dear friends, the gospel of this Sunday still describes the amazing news of the resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday. The news kept spreading every second and minute as against the tragic death of Jesus on Good Friday and the terrible fear it instilled among the followers and disciples…
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One of my earliest memories as a child was when I was in kindergarten and waiting on my mom to pick me up from school. I remember being genuinely fearful that she forgot about me and wouldn’t come to pick me up. Deep down I knew she would eventually be…
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He must rise again from the dead (Jo 20: 9) Beginning with this simple statement, that Christ must rise again from the dead, Aquinas, pouring out all his affection for the mystery of the Risen Lord says, that there are five things to be noted:2 1. The infinite goodness of…
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In less than two weeks of Mass readings, the Apostles progress from cowardly deserters to bold proclaimers of the Gospel. In particular, Peter goes from denying Jesus three times on Good Friday to admonishing the religious leaders proximately responsible for Christ’s crucifixion. I say proximately responsible, because all sinners bear…
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In the Gospel for today, Jesus speaks these oft-quoted words: For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. Jn 3:16 Dear Reader, let the power of these words sink in anew,…
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