Category: Weekly Message

Holy Week is the most important week in Catholicism. This week of great reverence and reflection spans the final eight days of Jesus’ life—from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. It is astounding how much wisdom, insight and inspiration are available to us during this one week. Here is just a sample of what happens during Holy Week: • Palm Sunday, …

During this Lenten season, we are called to rejoice because God’s love is extravagant,  steadfast and boundless. He desires to forgive and be totally reconciled with sinners. He is a prodigal Father because His love is abundant, excessive, wasteful and infinite. We are no match for God’s forgiveness. He is never outdone in generosity. His business is finding us that …

During this Lenten Season, the focus is the infinite mercy and compassion of God. This is our hope because our During this Lenten Season, the focus is the infinite mercy and compassion of God. This is our hope because our Christian hope is not empty hope but confident hope. Our Christian hope is sure hope because our God is a …

The season of Lent is a holy season. It is a journey to glory, to new creation. Lent comes from the old English word, lencten, which means springtime, the lengthening of daylight and hours. It comes from the Latin word, lente, which means to go slowly because haste makes waste. It is also the past tense of the verb to …

The last section of the Sermon on the Plain of Jesus focuses on true discipleship, integrity of life and authentic Christian life. It underlines the importance of enlightened leadership and discipleship, correcting others without hypocrisy and translating faith into action. A true disciple is called to engage in human interactions using the lens of God’s compassion and graciousness. Jesus said, …

The Sermon on the Plain according to Luke contains the hard sayings, shocking words, hard lessons and major teachings of Jesus. They seem idealistic and unrealistic in a troubled world in which we live. Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. They are impossible to do …

The Gospel of Luke is a gospel of great reversal. The Evangelist writes that the last will be the first and the first will be the last. Those who humble themselves will be exalted and those who exalt themselves will be humbled. He narrates the story of the good thief crucified with Jesus who received the promise of paradise. God …

Jesus is presented in the temple of Jerusalem by Mary and Joseph as the Savior of all nations and light of salvation. The presentation of the Lord reveals God’s desire to save all. It is also the feast of encounter. God wants to encounter His people because the business of God is finding us. He alone can save and heal …

The baptism of Jesus is another epiphany that reveals His true identity and mission. He is the beloved Son of God, the Suffering Servant and the Savior of all nations. His baptism gives us a deeper understanding of what it means to believe in and follow Him. The feast of His baptism is a celebration of relationship, mutuality and communion …

The Gospel of John is full of symbolic language. The author uses sign as equivalent of a miracle. Sign points to reality beyond itself. It points to greater things to come. The purpose of sign is to inspire belief. Jesus performs seven signs in the gospel of John. They are the following: the wine at Cana (2:1-11), the healing of …