Author: Digital Pilgrim

This Sunday is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. The reading is much longer than the usual with the passion recounted by Matthew. The thing that strikes me most of the whole trial and interrogation of Jesus is how he does not defend himself or answer back to the authorities. He willingly allows himself … Continue reading Palm Sunday →

This week's Gospel is the epic story of Jesus raising the dead Lazarus. The homilist liked this to the current pandemic situation we are suffering from and it might be helpful for us to understand the eternal question we have - "Why does God allow suffering?" In the story, when Jesus had gotten the news … Continue reading The big picture →

This week's Gospel tells us about Jesus giving sight to a man who is blind form birth. An interesting observation is how the man described Jesus as a man, a prophet and finally the "Son of man". Whilst he gains physical sight from this miraculous encounter, what is even more important is he gains the … Continue reading Open our eyes →

This week's Gospel ( John 4:5–15, 19–26, 39–42 ) is the familiar story of Jesus and his encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. Through the conversation, where Jesus slowly reveals himself as prophet and messiah, the woman gains the faith to accept the message and even brings along her city folk to see Jesus. This … Continue reading Living water →

This week's Gospel recounts the transfiguration event. When I was younger, I used to think "What is so significant about this event?" I'm sure the appearance of Moses and Elijah must have meant something significant, and today the homilist teaches us that Moses represented the fulfilment of the law and Elijah represented the prophetic word … Continue reading Transfiguration →

This week's Gospel recounts the temptation of Christ in the desert. The devil tempts Jesus to turn stones to bread, to command the angels to protect Him, and to gain the whole world by bowing down to Satan. This is a fairly popular passage and many of us have heard it many times to understand … Continue reading Temptation of Christ →

This Sunday's Gospel tells us to do the very difficult thing of loving our enemy. "For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?" The homilist says that it is a call for us to be different. Did you know that the term … Continue reading Call to holiness →

In today's Gospel, Jesus speaks about how he came to fulfil the laws and not to abolish them. "For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished." Today's homilist said something which struck me - Jesus is … Continue reading Old is gold →

This week's Gospel is a familiar one to most. Jesus says "You are the salt of the earth..." The homilist reminds us, he didn't say try to be salt or try to be light of the earth. He said definitively "You are..." Hence, the challenge is really to live up to what we are called … Continue reading Salt and light →