True Faith is Alive Bethany was a town near Jerusalem where Jesus was evidently a frequent visitor (Mk 11:11; 14:3: Lk 10:38); Mary and Martha are presumably well known to John\’s readers, Mary being identified as the woman who anointed Jesus\’ feet (v2;12:1 – 7; Mk 14:3 – 9). It can be presumed that, in […]
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Coming to see Jesus, the Light of the World The gospel reading of this Sunday (the 2nd in the sequel) invites us to reflect on the story of the encounter between Jesus, the man born blind, his parents, and the Pharisees, so that we may experience Jesus as the Light of the World. What does
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Restoring our Relationship with God One of the purposes of Lent is to restore one\’s relationship with God as indicated in today\’s readings. In today\’ Gospel we see how Jesus helps the Samaritan woman to restore her relationship with God. He invites her to make a shift in her understanding of God at four levels:
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Transfiguration: Towards an Experience of God in Jesus Mountains are perceived to be locations of God-experience in many traditional cultures and in many world religions. This is true also in the Judeo-Christian tradition. It is not by chance then that one of the classical works of St John of the Cross is called, The Ascent
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Temptations: The Journey through the Wilderness ‘Forty’ is symbolic of a generation, a lifetime. The people of Israel walked in the wilderness for forty years (Dt 8:2). Practically, it was a new generation that entered ‘the Promised Land’ (Num 32:13). The number forty symbolizes a time of prayer: Moses spent 40 days in communion with
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“You must therefore be perfect just as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Mt 5:48 Dachauwas the first Nazi concentration camp to be opened. It was basically a forced labor camp. Today it is open to the public. In this memorial site, there are different churches and a synagogue that have been built. What impresses one
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Your Righteousness Must Go Deeper (Mt 5:20) The powerful invitation of the Sermon on the Mount, that we continue to listen to in the gospel reading of today, is to embrace the previous revelation of God and to be available to the God who is here and now. It is also an invitation to embrace
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You are the salt of the earth… and light of the World (Mt 5:13-14) The sentences that we hear in the gospel reading of today immediately follow the Beatitudes. It is still part of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus says, “You are the salt of the earth… you are the light of the World”
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Evangelizing Families \”Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.\” Dear Friend, When Jesus called His disciples, He told them to come and follow Him. Jesus wanted His disciples to have His joy that is complete (John 16:24). In this Gospel for Sunday (Matthew 5: 1-12), Jesus taught His Disciples
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“At once, leaving the boat and their father, they followed him” (Mt 4:12-23) The gospel text of today from Matthew narrates to us the beginning of the public ministry of Jesus in Capernaum. It was one of the principal towns around the lake of Galilee. It was on the trade route between the southern nations
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