Category: Reflections

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 →

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 →

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 →

Today in the Second Sunday of Lent, the Gospel recounts to us the transfiguration of our Lord. The homilist enlightens us that this Gospel by Mark is against an epiphany Christology. What this means is that we shouldn't focus too much on the glory and miracles of Jesus culminating in the Transfiguration. He says St … Continue reading No cross, no crown! →

This is the first Sunday in Lent and the Gospel tells us that the Spirit drove Jesus into the desert for forty days before he began his ministry that would eventually lead him to death and resurrection. Similarly for us, we need to use these forty days of Lent to go deep into the inner … Continue reading Inner desert →

In today's Gospel, Jesus takes pity on a man with leprosy and cures him telling him to "be clean". And immediately the leprosy left him. The homilist says there is a sacramental similarity with the sacrament of confession here. Jesus stretches out His hand and says the divine words “Be clean”. And, just like God’s … Continue reading Be clean →

In this Sunday's Gospel, we have Jesus staying a night at Simon's house. He healed his mother-in-law who had a fever, and they brought more people to Him for healing that night. "And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose and went out to a lonely place, and there he prayed. And Simon … Continue reading Should I stay or should I go? →

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus went to Capernaum and he encountered a man who was possess at the synagogue. He freed the man by telling the spirit to”Be quiet! Come out of him!” And the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and left with a loud cry. It is interesting to note that the … Continue reading Authority →

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus begins his ministry after John is arrested. He proclaimed “The time has come and the kingdom of God is close at hand. Repent, and believe the Good News.” As he walks along the Sea of Galilee, he summons Simon and Andrew and says “Follow me and I will make you … Continue reading Fishers of men →