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23rd Sunday of the Year – The Discouraging Leader
In today’s gospel, Jesus presents three discouraging conditions to follow him: (1) hate your father and…
22nd Sunday of the Year – The Banquet Etiquette
The question of rank and order for the breaking of the bread might have been a…
21st Sunday of the Year – Less Luggage, More Comfort
From reading the gospels, it is clear that many early Christian communities were preoccupied with the…
20th Sunday of the Year – The Fiery Spirit
Jesus speaks through difficult metaphors sometimes. The metaphor of fire is the difficult one we encounter…
19th Sunday of the Year – The Gospel of Vigilant Action
The instructions of Jesus in today’s gospel follow the theme of the gospel reading of last…
18th Sunday of the Year – The Question of Inheritance
We discussed about the loss of inheritance in one of our previous meditations. Inheritance comes to…
17th Sunday of the Year – The Subversive Prayer
The gospel introduces Jesus teaching the disciples how to pray. Jesus also in the process explains…
16th Sunday of the Year – Let Marthas be Marthas and Marys be Marys
Marthas and Marys have rarely patched up in history nor have the Cains and Abels. Sibling…
15th Sunday of the Year – The Loss of Inheritance
The Good Samaritan is one of those many subversive stories like the Prodigal Son, the Great…