Reflections Today

  Gospel Reading: Lk 12:49-53   JESUS said to his dis­ciples: “I have come to set the earth on fire,...

  Gospel Reading: Lk 12:39-48   JESUS said to his disciples: “Be sure of this: if the master of the...

  Gospel Reading: Lk 12:35-38 JESUS said to his disci­ples: “Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like...

  Gospel Reading: Mk 10:35-45   JAMES and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said to him,...

  Gospel reading: Lk 12:8-12   JESUS said to his disci­ples: “I tell you, every­one who acknowledges me before others...

A leaven (Hebrew hametz, Greek zyme) is a substance added to dough or liquids to produce fermentation.

JESUS speaks of vessels but he really points to the interior of per­sons.

In the story of the young man, Jesus defines discipleship not as a masochistic scorn for material goods but as...

Jesus’ response on who is truly blessed is not a correc­tion of the woman’s praise of Mary.

WHEN Jesus had driven out a demon, some of the crowd said, “By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of...

In emphasizing to the Gentile converts that the Father of Jesus who is now their heavenly Father is ready and...

The Lord’s Prayer, also known as the “Our Father” (from Matthew’s version), is important not so much as a prayer...

A guest is served bet­ter by an attentive ear than by busy hands.

Many marriages today end up in separation, aban­donment of a spouse, or divorce.

When Jesus sent the Twelve (Apostles) on a mission, he gave them authority over demons and power to cure diseases.

If the seventy disciples sent on a mission have great responsibility to preach the Good News, giving it their undivided...