Today is Palm Sunday and the Gospel recounts the trial of Jesus. You can pick up elements of our flawed humanity and governance systems in the account as I was reminded by the homilist. Here are some of the issues I find pertinent: Fake news - The Pharisees were more interested in preserving their own … Continue reading Jesus’ trial
Month: March 2021
Dying to self
In this Sunday's Gospel, Jesus says "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit." He was preaching about dying to self, and he went on to say "He who loves his life loses it, and … Continue reading Dying to self
Lifted up
Today is Laetare Sunday - It is the midpoint of Lent and a Sunday of joyful expectation of Easter and the renewal of His Spirit given to us at our Baptism. The homilist reminds us that Lent is not just about giving up things and sacrificing. From this point on, we should focus our gaze … Continue reading Lifted up
Freed
Many people ask how can they discern God's will in their life decisions. This is a truly important question if we are trying to live our lives according to His will in the first place, because we need to know what He wants us to do in specific situations. While I'm certain there are prophetic … Continue reading Freed
Zeal for thy house
In this Sunday's Gospel, we read of Jesus one and only incident where He gets angry and chases the merchants and money-changers and animals out of the temple of Jerusalem. His disciples remember scripture which said "Zeal for thy house will consume me". What they did not know at that time was that this is … Continue reading Zeal for thy house
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