Reflections

Christian joy

THE 4th Sunday of Lent is usually referred to as “Laetare Sunday.” That’s because the...

Developing Christ’s universal heart

WE need to feel the need to develop a heart like that of Christ, a...

Humanizing God, divinizing man

THE amazing gospel story of the Transfiguration of the Lord (cfr. Mt 17,1-9) reminds us...

When we are tempted

TEMPTATIONS will always be around. And we just have to be prepared to deal with...

The mark of Christian perfection

“IF one strikes thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other: and...

Charity and our human laws

WHEN Christ told the crowd that their righteousness should surpass that of the scribes and...

Be a good influencer

WHEN Christ told his disciples to be the salt and light of the earth (cfr...

The Beatitudes as path to holiness

IT’S amazing that Christ would consider as blessed those conditions when we appear to be...

God’s mysterious providence

IT’S interesting to note that, as the gospel of St. Matthew narrates, Christ somehow had...