Daily Christmas Gospel Reflection
December 9, 2022 Matthew 11:16-19 The philosopher Heraclitus once said that “no one steps in the same river twice” and that “the only constant thing is change”. Apparently he never heard of the people Jesus decries in the Gospel today who would not dance to the...
Daily Christmas Gospel Reflection
December 8, 2022 Luke 1:26-38 I had often thought that God has a weakness, after all (something unthinkable because in Catholic Catechism and theology we are taught God is almighty, all-perfect). It is this: He cannot and does not force us humans to bend our will to...
Daily Christmas Gospel Reflection
Dec. 7, 2022 Mt. 11:28-30 There is a good story about a father and his son. One day his son volunteered to help him in the farm. The father asked him to bring a stone enough for a kingpost foundation as they were building a shed in the area. From the distance, the...
Daily Christmas Gospel Reflection
December 6, 2022 Matthew 18:12-14 The Gospel today is rather short. But very profound. It tells about God who wills that “not one of these little ones be lost.” It assures us of the infinite love that God has for us and that he is always looking for us no matter how...
Daily Christmas Gospel Reflection
December 5, 2022 Luke 5:17-26 That Gospel story of the paralytic brought by his friends with great effort to Christ for healing, (cfr. Lk 5,17-26) can tell us a number of things. One is that we need a strong faith when we need to ask God for some special favor....
Daily Christmas Gospel Reflection
December 4, 2022 Second Sunday of Advent Matthew 3:1-12 We look around and we see conflict and division–Harsh words, malicious accusations, killings, war, terrorism. We experience much injustice in society. The evildoers seem to have their way, with some even...