COMPASSION, EMPATHY, SHEPHERD,
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COMPASSION AND EMPATHY: HALLMARKS OF CHRISTIAN LEADERS: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: 16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE B, 2024

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Compassion and empathy are the most important characteristics that differentiate Jesus from the religious authorities of his time. One notable thing is that the people must have noticed the remarkable difference between Christ and other religious authorities in his time. Possibly, they have seen how he treats them with kindness, respect, and dignity and not with shame, imposition, and guilt like the Jewish religious authorities.

mission, missionaries, prophetic vioce,
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THE MISSION AND PROPHETIC MISSIONARIES: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME CYCLE B, 2024

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We are called to be prophetic missionaries who speak out the truth without fear or favour of anyone. Speaking the truth these days is unpopular, especially among church men and women who prefer to be prudent or diplomatic. This is because of the philosophy that doesn’t speak the truth so that you don’t hurt anyone. Our vacation as prophets and missionaries is to continue the mission of Christ on earth. That is preaching repentance, forgiveness of sins, liberation, and salvation.

GRACE, GOD, WEAKNESS
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SUFFICIENT GRACE: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: 14TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE B, 2024

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The sufficient grace of God is at work in our human and Christian lives amidst our human weaknesses and inadequacies. Hence, the Christian life is a life of grace or strength in weakness through God´s grace and mercy. This strength in weakness is the beauty and mystery of our lives in God. For Paul, it is clear without doubt or reservation that the Christian faith and life are all grace.

life, giver, death,
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CHRIST IS THE LORD AND GIVER OF LIFE: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: 13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE B, 2024

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God from all intent and purpose wants us to have life and abundance; he is the giver of life, not death. This mystery of God´s generosity in life to us is difficult to understand, especially in a world with too many miseries.

Human sufferings, miseries, death, and evil are not God´s making or doing. It came because of Satan and the evil ones as well as the choices we make in life. The culture of death around us today is all man´s making.

jesus, storms, life
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JESUS CALMS THE STORMS: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: 12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE B, 2024

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In life, there will always be storms, however, with Christ, there is peace, calm, and tranquillity amidst storms. All we have to do is to be still and know that the Lord is in control. Indeed, in our lives journey, there will be powerful storms, that shake us to the foundation of our being. These storms do not only affect us but also everything and everyone around us is constantly shaken by the storms of life. Yet, we need to relax because God is in control.

fruifulness, christian life, spiritual
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SPIRITUAL FRUITFULNESS IN SMALL AND INSIGNIFICANT THINGS: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: 11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE B, 2024

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The Christian life is a life of spiritual growth, development, and fruitfulness in small and insignificant things through the action of the Holy Spirit. It is a life of grace, faith, and mercy. Though with our effort and cooperation with God´s grace through sacramental and prayerful life.

sin, evil,
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THE TRAGIC LOSS OF THE SENSE OF SIN: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTION: 10TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE B, 2024

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According to Pope Puis XII, one of the greatest tragedies of modern man and woman is the loss of the sense of sin. Sin or moral evil is today widely dismissed as merely a religious notion. The notion of sin and its consequences are being watered down in the name that Christianity is not only guilt-lading. The mathematic simply removes sin from Christianity and it becomes a social organization of ethics of relative right and wrong.

holy trinity, community, love
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GOD IN A COMMUNITY LOVE AND FELLOWSHIP: CATHOLIC SCRIPTURE SUNDAY REFLECTIONS: THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY, CYCLE B, 2024

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The unfathomable mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the celebration of God in a community of love and fellowship. It is also a feast of the individuality of distinct Persons in the community of the Divine Godhead: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The implication of this mystery is fundamental for all

SPIRIT, LOVE, FRUITS, GIFTS
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SPIRIT OF LOVE: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: PENTECOST SUNDAY, CYCLE B, 2024

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The Holy Spirit endows us with many gifts and fruits, among which is the Spirit of love to forgive sins. That is, the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of love that fosters unity in diversity through reconciliation and forgiveness of sin. Our mission as Christians and as a Church is to be an instrument of love and reconciliation through the action of the Holy Spirit.

ascension, glorified body, Christ,
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CHRIST GLORIFIED BODY: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: ASCENSION OF OUR LORD, CYCLE B, 2024

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The Solemnity of Ascension of the Lord is the feast of the Risen Christ with a glorified body taken up to heaven and now sitting at the right hand of God forever. It is plain from Scripture that Jesus’ ascension was a literal, bodily return to heaven. He rose from the ground gradually and visibly, observed by many intent onlookers.