Third Sunday of Lent-C Today, we are asked to reflect on the age-old question of human suffering. The subject is quite complex because there is a dichotomy in defining the cause of suffering. From a theological perspective, suffering and death result from a fallen world and personal sin. St. Paul unambiguously teaches this phenomenon: “For … Continue reading Unless You Repent, You Will All Perish Just As They Did
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The Transfiguration of the Lord
Second Sunday of Lent-C Last week, we entered the desert with Jesus, and today, we are invited to the top of Mount Tabor to witness his glorious Transfiguration. We are reminded that Jesus took James, John, and Peter. A week before, in Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do you say I am?” Peter’s … Continue reading The Transfiguration of the Lord
Restoration of Human Nature
Twenty-ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time- B As Jesus journeyed towards Jerusalem, the Gospel from Mark recounts his third and most detailed prophecy of his impending Passion. Despite the repeated references to suffering, his close disciples, just like us, found it challenging to grasp the idea that Jesus was to establish his Kingdom through his suffering … Continue reading Restoration of Human Nature
The Yoke of Christ
Fourteen Sunday of Ordinary Time-A "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me.” Without insulting anyone’s intelligence, a quick review of the terms Jesus uses in today’s Gospel is well in order. “Take my yoke upon you and … Continue reading The Yoke of Christ
Our Spiritual Mother, Mary Most Holy
As the last page of the calendar flips from 2022 to 2023, and not yet knowing what the new year will bring, it is fitting we entrust our lives to our spiritual Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary. Every time we pray the “Hail Mary” we invoke her care, “pray for us now, and at the … Continue reading Our Spiritual Mother, Mary Most Holy