Jesus teaches his disciples to be forgiving. No limit should be set on the number of times we need to forgive. Jesus tells the parable of the Unforgiving Servant to drive his point. Jesus demands that we show pity to our fellow servants because Jesus has always shown us mercy. In the community, we need to forgive one another. In [...]
In the first reading, God warns Ezekiel, the one appointed as the watchman of the People of Israel that if he does not warn the wicked to stop doing his foolishness, he too, will be punished. Both of them will die. If he does his job, he will not die, even if the wicked does not listen. St. Paul in [...]
God’s Wisdom is different from our own Wisdom. He has his ways of making decisions for us which we will never understand as we do not understand his ways. However, trusting in his decisions is imperative for us believers. What we must have is faith and trust in his leadership. In the 2nd reading, Paul presents a doxology about God’s [...]
The prophet Isaiah reminds his contemporaries that those who believe in God are always welcome into God’s presence, on the mountain of the Lord. Faith in God expressed through obedience to God’s Word, makes one is eligible to enter into God’s presence. All believers will climb the mountain of the Lord. This reality described by Isaiah is put into practice [...]
The Prophet Elijah in today’s First Reading took on 450 Baal worshippers and had them executed as a witness to the true living God of Israel. After this, this brave man of God became intimidated by a single woman Jezebel who threatened to kill him and so he ran away to hide in a cave. When one goes through [...]
Why would our Lord Jesus Christ bring only three of his apostles up a mountain and leave the rest behind? The choice of the Lord dwells within the mystery of his plan of salvation for each person. We can only propose opinions without any clarity as to how close we are to the truth or how distant are we from [...]
Matthew 13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy, he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field." During the time of Jesus, the people are used to hiding their treasures in case of raids from their enemies or theft. Therefore, the treasure does [...]
In the parable of today’s gospel, the enemy sows darnel into the wheat field. As the darnel grows become evident, the neighbours around this farmer will laugh at him and say that he does not know how to prepare the soil for the sowing. The enemy wants to shame the farmer because he does not like the farmer to prosper. [...]
A question to consider is: ‘Who is the Sower?’ The immediate answer for most is that it is Jesus. If we consider the ancient world, it could be the owner of the plantation, the tenant farmer, or the peasant worker. If it was the owner, he would be despised by the peasant who are hearing this parable. If there were [...]
Rejoice! The King is Coming! The first reading is a song of praise for the coming of the Kingdom of God. The King is victorious; he is triumphant. He comes to us in humility by riding on a donkey. In ancient times, a king would ride on a donkey to signify that he is coming in peace. He rides a [...]
