THEME: FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT [Part II] SOLEMN FEAST OF PENTECOST Last Sunday, we considered what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit in the lives Jesus Christ and other persons in the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Today, we shall apply what we have learnt to our Continue Reading »
THEME: FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT [Part I] READINGS: Acts 7:55-60/ Rev. 22:12-14, 16-17, 20/ John 17:20-26 7th Sunday of Easter Last Thursday was the feast of our Lord’s Ascension. On the day of his Ascension, our Lord asked his disciples to remain in Jerusalem for the reception of the Holy Spirit. They waited in Continue Reading »
THEME: THE HOLY SPIRIT – PARACLETE AND TEACHER READINGS: Acts 15: 1– 2, 22 – 29/ Rev. 21:10-14, 22 – 23/ John 14: 23 – 29 6th Sunday of Easter The solemn feast of Pentecost is just two weeks away and today’s gospel reading affords us the opportunity to meditation on the Holy Spirit. According Continue Reading »
THEME: NEW HEAVEN, NEW EARTH READINGS: Acts 14:21-27/ Rev. 21:1-5/ John 13:31-35 5th Sunday of Easter The Bible begins with the story of the creation of the heavens and the earth by God (Gen. 1:2) and it ends in the Book of Revelation with the message of the re-creation of heaven and earth by God: Continue Reading »
THEME: THE GOOD SHEPHERD READINGS: Acts 13:14, 43-52/ Rev. 7:9, 14-17/ John 10:27-30 4th Sunday of Easter ‘I am the Good Shepherd; the Good Shepherd is one who lays down his life for his sheep’, says Jesus Christ (Jn. 10:11). To appreciate this statement of our Lord, who laid down His life on the cross Continue Reading »
THEME: JESUS CHRIST IS RISEN INDEED! READINGS: Acts 5: 27-32, 40-41/ Rev. 5:11-14/ John 21:1-19 3rd Sunday of Easter The Gospels narrate several events after the resurrection of Jesus Christ with twin reasons: (a) to affirm that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead indeed; (b) so that we may believe in Him and be Continue Reading »
THEME: DIVINE MERCY READINGS: Acts 5:12-16/ Rev. 1:9-13, 17-19/ John 20:19-31 2nd Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy) Last weekend we commemorated the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Why did He undergo that experience for us? Jesus suffered, died and resurrected so that we might be saved from our sins. Hence Continue Reading »
THEME: THE RESURRECTION– JESUS MAKES THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE READINGS: Acts 10:34, 37-43/ Ps. 118/ Col. 3:1-4/ John 20:1-9. Easter Sunday By his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ has made the impossible possible. As humans we sometimes encounter problems or difficulties that are simply impossible to resolve on our own. A relation, for instance, is Continue Reading »
THEME:THE CRUCIFIXION: SPIRITUAL VACCINATION GOOD FRIDAY MEDITATION In view of the Good Friday-Easter celebrations, a journalist confronted me with the question: ‘What would you say to those who think that the death of Jesus Christ was not necessary?’ Beloved this question is similar to what St. Paul was confronted with about 2000 years ago: the Continue Reading »
THEME: WAVE YOUR CHRISTIAN VICTORY FLAG READINGS: Isaiah 50:4-7/ Phil. 2: 6-11/ Luke 22:14-23:56. Palm Sunday While we would wave our national flag if our national [football] team wins a championship, the Jews of the bible times would wave palm branches to celebrate their victories. For example, around 170BC, the Maccabees led some fellow Jews Continue Reading »