Daily Reflections
The theme of this Sunday’s readings is humility. What is humility and how do we exercise it, especially in a culture which values “self-esteem?” We are all familiar with manifestations of pride and arrogance that make life hard for everyone. False humility, which masquerades as virtue but is in reality…
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As social beings, our life on Earth is steered by relationships. A relationship could be established through family ties, marriage, friendship, acquaintances, association, or the environment in which we find ourselves. Not to be able to be involved in any relationship at all can be a terrible and worrisome situation…
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Today’s Scripture readings have interesting views on wisdom versus foolishness and the dichotomy between these two opposites. St. Paul says, in his letter to the Corinthians, that “the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power…
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The idea of God coming at an hour one does not know or expect surely sends very fearful signals. Sometimes, one cannot but wonder: Why does God want to take us unawares? Is it possible that we could labor all our life for God and only to be taken unawares…
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The Call God is constantly calling to our hearts and continually surprising us. There are moments in our lives when we think we are abandoned or alone, perhaps even hidden from God. Even in these moments, however, He is there. He is calling. He tells us, as He told Nathanael…
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The Life of the Pharisees My dear friends, the pharisees are very popular in the gospels. They always encounter Jesus because their lifestyles are opposed to the authentic teachings of Christ in the gospel. The pharisees are the influential, respected, and great teachers of the law among the Jews. But,…
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Whose Kingdom are you really serving? This was the point Jesus was trying to make to the religious leaders in today’s readings. They set out all of these rules and guidelines in the name of “leading people to the Kingdom”. However, Jesus points out that they were only really doing…
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This short reflection was inspired by John Paul II’s Wednesday audience on Psalm 44, “Listen, O daughter!”1 The liturgical celebration of the Assumption of our Blessed Mother into Heaven took place a few days ago on August 15. Precisely, just in the middle of the month, her Solemnity stands, or…
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As in the Old Covenant, so in the New. Throughout salvation history, God has always led his people through human leadership structures that he has ordained. From the patriarchs, to the kings, to the scribes and the Pharisees in the Old, to the apostles, to their successors the bishops, and…
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