THE readings on the Third Sunday of Lent remind us that we are meant for eternal life. In the first reading, from the Book of
Category: Reflections
Curing our blindness
THAT gospel episode about Christ curing a man born blind (cfr. Jn 9,1-41) reminds us that given the truth of our faith that we are
The water that springs into life eternal
THAT’S Jesus Christ, of course. That image of him is highlighted in that gospel episode where Christ, tired from his journey, stopped by a well
We are meant for a sublime and supernatural life
THAT wonderful event of the Transfiguration of the Lord (cfr. Mt 17,1-9) should make us understand that like Christ we too are meant to be
Man does not live by bread alone
WE, of course, need to eat bread also. After all, we are also material beings that need to be fed and nourished by material food,
Reset by lifestyle change
“BLESSED are they who follow the law of the Lord!” (Ps 119,1) This psalm clearly expresses how we can have a reset by going through
Like Christ, we have to be the world’s salt and light
IF we want to be like Christ, we need to be the world’s salt and light. This, in fact, Christ said so very clearly in
The intriguing message of the Beatitudes
ONCE again, we are presented with the paradoxical teaching of the Beatitudes in the gospel reading of the Mass of the 4th Sunday in Ordinary
“The Lord is my light and my salvation”
THAT’S from Psalm 27,1 and is often used a Responsorial Psalm the readings of many Masses. It’s a verse that deserves to be written deep
Remain child-like even as we age
THAT’S essentially the point of our celebration of the Feast of the Santo Niño that, thankfully, enjoys a very popular devotion in our country. Let’s