Reflections Today

    MARY is very young, a vil­lage lass without much experience about life. How does one fulfill the task...

  IF you do not repent, you will all perish.” With these words, Jesus strikes fear in the hearts of...

  THE basic thrust of the parable is to present the “extravagance” of the Father’s kindness and forgiveness for his...

  Gospel: Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 JESUS said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: “Hear another parable....

  SINCE childhood we are trained to be the best, to aim for the “stars.” The mother of Zebedee’s sons...

    TODAY’S solemnity invites us to look at Joseph, the husband of Mary and the legal father of Jesus....

  BEING merci­ful, forgiving (not judgmen­tal), and gener­ous characterize a real Christian, reflecting the qualities of the heavenly Father. Generosity...

  NOWADAYS the concern for beauty or good looks knows no boundaries. The cosmetics and nutrition industries have never been...

  LIKE the Phar­isees, we may get the impres­sion that Jesus is very minimal­ist, even dismis­sive, in terms of obedience...

  WHILE still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, “This genera­tion is an evil genera­tion; it...

  THE first part of the Gospel reminds us that long prayers are not necessary, for the Father already knows...

  MOST of us try to figure out how we can get to heaven, and we strive to do what...

  THE Letter to the Hebrews (cf 2:17-18; 4:15) af­firms that Jesus was tested in every way, like all of...

  AT times we find our­selves in a hap­py, unexpected situation – win­ning in a raffle, being chosen the “best...

  I WAS once invited to say Mass at a convent and to have breakfast af­ter. I noticed that the...

  JESUS said to his disciples: “Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them;...