God tells Jeremiah in the first reading today that before he was born, God had chosen him for the mission proclaiming God Word and presence to everyone else. God also promises to protect Jeremiah during that mission. In a similar way in the Gospel, Jesus sends his...
Herod the Great ruler in Jerusalem around the time of Jesus’ birth was known for the construction of the great temple in Jerusalem and the slaughter of the innocents in Bethlehem at the time of Jesus’ birth. Herod the Great was also ruthless in his dealing with...
Today we remember and celebrate the day that St Francis of Assisi was marked physically by the wounds of the cross in his body in the final years before his death. We call that the stigmata. Francis had a vision of a six-winged fiery seraph angel that transformed into...
This week’s Gospel readings are taken from Luke’s Sermon on the Plain, a sort of mirror memory of Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount which is more extensive and complete. The Sermon on the Mount or the Plain is a description of a basic plan for Christian living and...
Many times, our modern culture and mentality do not let us to understand what is happening in the Gospel events. We end up interpreting them with our modern eyes and we lose the true meaning. Today’s Gospel is one of those moments. When we hear the story about Jesus...
