I have not mentioned my mum in a long while. But essentially she has been keeping close to the Lord and praying fervently, intercession prayers especially for the sick and dying and for the souls in purgatory. This pandemic period has allowed her to witness how God wills his people back to his fold. Whether … Continue reading Good grief
Month: October 2020
The great commandment
This Sunday's Gospel is a short and sharp one. After being asked by a lawyer what is the greatest commandment, because in the Jewish traditions there were 613 commandments, Jesus says “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great … Continue reading The great commandment
Politics and religion
This Sunday's gospel is a short one but a clever one. I like how Jesus comes up with answers that would render the accusers speechless. In this instance he escapes the entrapment by the Pharisees and Herodians by saying that we should pay our lawful taxes as we "Render therefore to Caesar the things that … Continue reading Politics and religion
Putting on the garment of Christ
In today's Gospel, Jesus gives us the parable where the kingdom of heaven is likened to wedding feast. A king sends servants out twice to those who were invited to his son's feast but they ignored him and killed his servants. The chosen people are widely interpreted to be the Jewish people whom many prophets … Continue reading Putting on the garment of Christ
Fruitful harvest
In today's Gospel, Jesus continues using the prophet Isaiah's imagery of Israel as the vineyard. He even uses his words to describe the vineyard’s wine press, hedge, and watchtower. Israel’s religious leaders, the tenants in His parable, have learned nothing from Isaiah or Israel’s past. Instead of producing good fruits, they’ve killed the owner’s servants, … Continue reading Fruitful harvest
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