Today we see a day in the life of Jesus when he is just beginning his public ministry. He meets Peter and goes to Peter’s where he finds the mother-in-law sick with a fever. With an attitude of...
Healing – Service – Prayer – Service
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Friar Reflection
True Wisdom
The first reading is from Paul’s “1st Letter to the Corinthians,” from the middle of the first of five sections within the letter. Chapter 2-4 are about divisions within the Corinthian community....
The role of the prophet, the fate of the prophet
Press Release Responding to John the Baptist’s Denunciation of Herod Antipas A spokesman for Herod, tetrarch of Galilee, has denounced as "further authoritarian righteousness" a condemnation of his...
Some Things Can’t Be Borrowed
The Gospel reading reminds us that there are some things that cannot be obtained at the last minute. A student will not be able to pass a test if he or she waits until the day of the test to study...
Stay Awake – Be Vigilante
It is easy to get off the track in life and even to get lost. It is easy to forget who we are and where we are going and what is the purpose of our life. Now a days we can consciously or...
St. Bartholomew
St. Bartholomew, an apostle and early martyr of the Church, is recognized for his missionary zeal especially in Armenia for whom he is their patron saint. And in some traditions, Bartholomew is also...
The End is Near!
We have all seen pictures of prophets of doom carrying signs that declare, “The End is Near!” Some so-called Christian prophets and teachers have even claimed to have figured out exactly when the...
Thanks to God
Paul begins his 2nd letter to the Thessalonians with a prayer of thanks to God for this Christian community: “We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters…”. We also give thanks to God...
Dem bones, dem dry bones
Today’s first reading is from the Prophet Ezekiel chapter 37, the famous “dry bones vision.” Ezekiel has been the source of all the first readings for this week. It has been a week in which the Word...
Invited to the Wedding Feast
Today’s Gospel parable is proclaimed to the elders and chief priests, in a formal sense the most religious people of Israel’s society, the ones who had dedicated their lives to study the Old...
Justice – Care – Compassion
Both readings today speak of justice: our conception of justice and God’s conception of justice. The shepherds in the first reading were acting as many of us. It is hard to criticize them. Sheep are...
A Camel
In last week’s Gospel Jesus told a “fish story” and in today’s Gospel Jesus tells a “camel story.” Today’s Gospel is the story of a camel trying to pass through the eye of a needle. A sort of...