The power of the Gospel The episode of a surprising and unexpected catch of fish in the Sea of Galilee has been edited by the evangelist Luke to encourage the Church when it experiences that … Read More
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
I chose you … to go and bear fruit (Jn. 15:16) “Holy, Holy, Holy” recognizes the Lord’s incomparable holiness. Before the Holy One of Israel or of the Church, the only appropriate reaction is Isaiah’s … Read More
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (José Antonio Pagola)
Deprived of the prophetic spirit We know that historically the opposition to Jesus developed slowly: the distrust of the scribes, the irritation of the teachers of the law and the rejection on the part of … Read More
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
Be all the more eager to make your call and election firm (2 Pt. 1:10) Jesus proclaims himself the fulfillment of the Scripture and delineates his mission as the Evangelizer of the poor. Confronting us … Read More
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (José Antonio Pagola)
Prophet In a lost village of Galilee, named Nazareth, the inhabitants gather in the synagogue one Sabbath morning to listen to the Word of God. After a few years spent in the desert looking for … Read More
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
The only Son, God, who is at the bosom of the Father, has revealed him (Jn. 1:18) All the people, standing before Ezra in an open place, listened attentively on that holy day. This decisive … Read More
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (José Antonio Pagola)
A not so religious act “There was a wedding in Galilee.” So begins this account that tells us of something unexpected and surprising. The God-sent Jesus’ first public intervention has nothing that is religious about … Read More
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
Whoever is in Christ is a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17) In starting his account with “In the beginning,” John harks back to the book of Genesis. Obviously, he speaks of the pre-existence of the … Read More
The Baptism of the Lord (José Antonio Pagola)
Initiate the reaction The Baptist does not let people mistake him for the Messiah. He knows his limits and recognizes them. There is someone mightier and more decisive than he. He is the only one … Read More
The Baptism of the Lord (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
Can you … be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized? (Mk. 10:38) Jesus receives the “baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” He accepts his mission and, while praying, is endorsed … Read More