TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME The readings from this reflection: 2Kings 5:14-17; Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4; 2Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 17:11-19 Naaman Healed in the Jordan River (Getty Images) It is an exciting story in the fifth chapter of Second Kings: the healing of...
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Is God your Source or just a Resource?
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time The readings from this reflection: Am 6:1a, 4-7; Ps 146:7, 8-10; 1Tm 6:11-16; Lk 16:19-31 Getty Images The emphasis of riches and wealth in the Gospel account of Luke is overwhelmingly obvious to any reader of the Gospel. As in...
The Eucharistic Miracle of Santarém
During the national three-year Eucharistic Revival, The Very Rev. Shoby Chettiyath, V.G., the diocesan Vicar General, will write a series of articles exploring the various Eucharistic Miracles of the World. A companion for readers in this series is, “The Eucharistic...
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners
TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME The readings from this reflection: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19; 1Timothy 1:12-17; Lk 15:1-32 GettyImages If we are looking for a theme that runs throughout the readings on this Sunday, we can find it proclaimed in...
Are You Spiritually Fit & Bound for Heaven?
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME The readings from this reflection: Is 66:18-21; Ps 117:1,2; Heb 12:5-7,11-13; Lk 13:22-30 GettyImages At some point in time, most of us will be asked the question: “Have you been saved?” This question may be asked of us by a...
Be a Beacon of God’s Hope & Optimism
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME The readings from this reflection: Gn 18:20-32; Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8; Col 2:12-14; Lk 11:1-13 GettyImages We read in Genesis of God growing tired of wickedness and the poor choices being made by the people of Sodom and...
At the Feet of Jesus
GettyImages SIXTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME The readings from this reflection: Gn 18:1-10a; Ps 15:2-3, 3-4,5; Col. 1:24-28; Lk 10:38-42 So much food to cook! And the house to cleanse! It wouldn’t have been so bad, But the Lord brought 12 friends! Martha worked so...
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME The readings from this reflection: Dt 30:1014; Ps 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37; Col 1:15-20; Lk 10:25-37 GettyImages As we begin our Gospel reading today from the Gospel according to St. Luke, we read that Jesus was on his journey...
God’s Word is a Summit of Beauty Around Us
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME The readings from this reflection: Is 66:10; Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20; Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 "Let all the earth cry out to God with joy" —Psalm 66 GettyImages Lectionary guides remind us that the refrain from the...
You Are My Inheritance O Lord
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEThe readings from this reflection: 1Kgs 19:16b, 19-21; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11; Gal 5:1, 13-18; Lk 9:51-62 GettyImages Materialism in one’s self is quick to notice if we take even one-half of a second to examine ourselves. We may...