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

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.

Leadership
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LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE AND CRISIS IN CHRISTIAN LIFE: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: 16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE B, 2021

The concept and the context of the word shepherd in the reflection of this Sunday is a leadership challenge. If an existential threat affecting families, the churches, and the world today. It is leadership qualities. It is an age-long problem that plagues the human race at all levels. Especially, families, nations, institutions and groups like the Christian Church or community is leadership.

Broken Christ
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THE BROKEN CHRIST: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: GOOD FRIDAY: THE SUFFERING, THE DEATH, AND THE BURIAL OF JESUS CHRIST, 2021

The Broken Christ or as it is known in México “Cristo Roto” may not have liturgical, doctrinal or biblical teaching but a strong spirituality of seeing and treating our brokenness and that of our brothers and sisters in the Broken Christ.

authority
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AUTHORITY TO HEAL AND CAST OUT EVIL: CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: 4TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE B

Jesus´ authority and power are one to heal the broken humanity and to cast out evil in all its form of existence either as demonic possessions, satanic influences, powers, and principalities in the low and high places.