Jesus assures us that God trusts in us. We trust God because he first trusts us. Better than any prophet, Jesus’ embodies the divine invitation to trust. That is because the Teacher explains in simple … Read More
19th Sunday in O.T. (José Antonio Pagola): We need them more than ever
The first generations of Christians quickly saw the need to ask themselves a decisive question. The coming of the Risen Christ was being delayed much more than they had thought at the beginning. The wait … Read More
18th Sunday in O.T. (SSVP USA)
Gospel: (Luke 12:13-21) Jesus said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.” Then he told them a parable: “There … Read More
18th Sunday in O.T. (Ross Reyes Dizon): Rich and precious in the eyes of God
There is no trace of greed in Jesus, and he is most rich in what matters to God. Jesus refuses to intervene in an inheritance dispute. Perhaps he does not want to do something that … Read More
18th Sunday in O.T. (José Antonio Pagola): Unmasking senselessness
The protagonist of the little parable about the “rich fool” is a landowner like those Jesus knew in Galilee. They were powerful men who ruthlessly exploited rural workers, thinking only of improving their own well-being. … Read More
Seventeenth Sunday in O.T. (Ross Reyes Dizon)
Prayer of faith that is shamelessly bold Jesus is “a man of the greatest prayer” (SV.EN IX:326). Because of him only, we try hard to be men and women of prayer. “Christ is constantly before … Read More
Seventeenth Sunday in O.T. (José Antonio Pagola)
RE-LEARNING TRUST Luke and Matthew have collected in their respective Gospels some of Jesus’ words that without doubt remain deeply engraved in the minds of his closest followers. They easily could have been words that … Read More
Sixteenth Sunday in O.T. (Ross Reyes Dizon)
Mystic of Christ’s compelling charity Jesus is the Lord of the harvest. To work with him means to be a mystic of charity. To be a mystic of charity supposes, in the first place, that … Read More
Sixteenth Sunday in O.T. (José Antonio Pagola)
NECESSARY AND URGENT While the disciples continue on their journey, Jesus alone enters a village and heads to a house where he finds two sisters he dearly loves. The presence of their friend Jesus is … Read More
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
In Jesus dwells all the fullness; those who treat the helpless with mercy are surely partakers of his fullness. “And who is my neighbor?” asks a scholar of the law who wants to justify himself. … Read More