THE 3rd Sunday of Advent is usually dubbed as Gaudete Sunday (Rejoice Sunday) because the Entrance Antiphon of the Mass for that day starts with
Category: Reflections
God should be the primary object of our faculties
THAT’S right. All our human faculties, both spiritual and corporal, should have God as the primary object. As of now, it is clear that this
Advent, vigilance, focus
IT’S the Advent Season again, the proximate preparation for the birth of Christ on Christmas Day. It also starts another liturgical year when we are
How to end the liturgical year
HOW should we end the current liturgical year which takes place on November 26? The quick answer to that is to make sure that Christ
Developing a keen sense of management and accountability
THAT’S what we are reminded of in that gospel parable about a man who embarked on a journey and entrusted all his possessions to his
The quest for unity of life
WE are reminded of this duty to pursue the ideal of unity of life in that gospel episode where Christ told the crowds and his
Always feel God’s love for us
IT’S amazing that despite the many good things Christ said and did that impressed many people, there were still some leading Jews who doubted him
On our human autonomy
THAT rather amusing gospel episode where some leading Jews tried to entrap Christ by asking if it was lawful to pay taxes to Caesar (cfr.
We are all invited to the heavenly feast
ONCE again, Christ uses a parable to impart to us the great truth of our Christian faith that we are meant to be in heaven,
Let’s always be faithful to our commitments
THAT gospel parable about a landlord who leased his vineyard to tenants (cfr. Mt 21,33-43) reminds us that we should be faithful to whatever commitments