13th Sunday of the Year – The Transforming Touch

The gospel today depicts two miracles, one inserted into the other. One is the healing of…

12th Sunday of the Year – Learning a Lesson from the Master amidst Crisis

Emotionally, learning someone, a husband, a father, brother, or wife that I have been relying on,…

4th Sunday of Easter – A Shepherd Who Smells Like the Sheep

The Good Shepherd Sunday takes us to the gospel of the allegory of the good shepherd…

3rd Sunday of Easter – Opening Minds to a New Paradigm of Thinking

The gospel passage begins with the narration of the excited Emmaus disciples about their long-time encounter…

2nd Sunday of Easter – The Stories We Tell to the Next Generation

The gospel today presents two apparitions of Jesus to the Sunday (the first day of the…

Easter Sunday – Overcoming Death, the Most Painful Coercion Tool

Easter Vigil presents one of the most dramatic situations in the gospels. The ladies who went…

2nd Sunday of the year – Where did Jesus Really Abide?

The gospel passage narrates the encounter of the first set of disciples with Jesus at the…

3rd Advent Sunday – Prepare the Way, Then Give Way

Today’s gospel introduces John the Baptist who came to prepare the way for the Messiah. The…

Feast of Christ the King – God the Judge… to Save

The gospel passage today is a judgment scene, a literary genre used both in the Bible…

33rd Sunday of the Year – Cowardice Misconceived as Prudence

While reflecting on this parable of the talents, we need to clarify some misconceptions usually associated…