WHERE ARE WE? Unknown persons communicate to Jesus the news about the horrible slaughter of some Galileans in the holy precincts of the Temple. Once again, the perpetrator is Pilate. What is most horrifying is … Read More
Third Sunday of Lent (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
Repentance: believing and living the Gospel Our merciful Lord listens to sinners who cry out to him. He takes no pleasure in their death, but in their repentance, so that they may live and bear … Read More
Second Sunday of Lent (José Antonio Pagola)
LISTENING ONLY TO JESUS The scene is traditionally considered “the transfiguration of Jesus.” It is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the experience that gave origin to this surprising account; we only know that the … Read More
Second Sunday of Lent (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
Prayer, mission, evangelization A man of prayer, Jesus is capable of everything, of living the hard truth even that there is no glorification without crucifixion. Jesus is devoted to prayer. He is, according to St. … Read More
First Sunday of Lent (José Antonio Pagola)
IDENTIFYING TEMPTATIONS According to the Gospels, the temptations experienced by Jesus are not exactly of the moral order. They are propositions that suggest to Jesus false ways of understanding and living out his mission. That … Read More
First Sunday of Lent (Rosalino Dizon Reyes)
Near to us is the saving Word of God Jesus is near us so that he may save us who cry out to him and call on his name. No one is more near to … Read More
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (José Antonio Pagola)
RECOGNIZING SIN The account about the “miraculous catch” in the Sea of Galilee was very popular among early Christians. Several Gospel writers records the episode, but only Luke ends the story with a moving scene … Read More
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Rosalino Reyes Dizon)
Master and Teacher thrice holy Jesus is our Teacher and Master, which also means we must learn to do everything that he commands and teaches by words and works, and to proclaim his Gospel. Setting … Read More
Fourth Sunday in O.T. (Rosalino Dizon Reyes)
Prophet also means rejected Jesus states he is a prophet with the same destiny as the other prophets rejected by their own people. He explains that he is God’s good and amazing Word to the … Read More
Fourth Sunday in O.T. (José Antonio Pagola)
DON’T WE NEED PROPHETS? A great prophet has arisen in our midst. Thus were the people shouting in villages of Galilee, surprised by Jesus’ words and actions. This is not what happens, however, in Nazareth … Read More