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Dear brothers and sisters in Jesus, The readings of 29th Sunday in ordinary time remind us that we are citizens of two “realities”: Heaven & earth – God & civil authority. We are citizens of the country in which we live. To it we owe many things (safety, public services, education, health, etc.). Because the… Continue reading We are citizens of two “realities”: Heaven & earth – God & civil authority.

Dear brothers and sisters in Jesus, Today’s gospel (28th Sunday ordinary time) presents the parable of the Wedding Banquet. Jesus used this parable in order to tell us that the invitation to the New Covenant was offered first to the chosen people of God. When they turned it down, then only, the invitation was extended… Continue reading How well prepared am I to take part in the Wedding Banquet of the Lord?

Dear brothers and sisters in Jesus, Today’s first & the gospel readings (of 27th Ordinary Sunday) narrate to us an interesting parable: the parable of the Vineyard. The first reading from Isaiah is indeed a love song which describes how God planted his beloved people a vineyard on a very fertile hill. Because he gave… Continue reading How to produce the fruits that are expected of us?

Dear brothers and sisters in Jesus,   One of the themes of today’s liturgy (26th Ordinary Sunday) is that of “Responsibility”. We should say that the word “Responsibility” in reality comes from the two words, “response” and “ability“. It means a capacity for replying to someone to whom a reply is due. For anyone with… Continue reading What is the Christian Sense of Responsibility?

Dear brothers and sisters, The liturgy of this 25th ordinary Sunday presents the parable of the Vineyard which we have heard so many times and reflected on it. Only Matthew has this parable focused on the “difference” between the first and the last workers in the vineyard, who receive the same reward. If we are… Continue reading Workers in the Vineyard

Forgiveness is the focus of today’s Sunday readings. While the beautiful text of Sirach and that of the Gospel say it so, the second reading highlights not only the mercy, forgiveness and reconciliation of God but also the importance of we showing God’s mercy to others in order to receive it ourselves. Overlooking faults, suppression… Continue reading FORGIVE & BE FORGIVEN

Dear brethren, We are baptised people and our baptism requires that we really and always get committed to Christ. This means living out our faith even in the midst of a misunderstanding or mocking world. Commitment to Christ is our privilege, a privilege of self-oblation alongside the Lord Jesus, in whom we place unreserved faith,… Continue reading Commitment to Jesus = Commitment to the Catholic Church and its Values

Dear brothers and sisters in Jesus, The gospel of this 21st Ordinary Sunday explains the importance of Peter and the continuation of the Petrine Office relating to the Bishop of Rome. As Catholics we believe that the Papacy emerged from Christ’s mission to Peter as noted in the gospel reading wherein Jesus changed Simon’s (Peter)… Continue reading You are Peter and on this Rock I will build my Church