THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C THE NEWBORN – A CHRISTIAN MODEL Download version Introduction One day, some mothers present their kids to Jesus so that he may take them in his arms and caress them (Mk 10:13). The disciples, who judge this excessive familiarity as an inconvenience, drive them away with rebukes. Jesus reacts: “the […]
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C AT TIMES IT IS EASY TO LOSE ONE’S FAITH Download version Introduction A wise person of the Old Testament summarizes the accumulated life experiences: “From my youth to old age, I am yet to see the righteous forsaken or their children begging for alms. For the Lord loves
TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C FROM HEALING TO FAITH Download version Introduction We can run the risk of reducing the message of today’s Gospel to a lesson of good manners, to remember to thank those who help us. The Samaritan leper is seen at times as a model of gratitude and nothing
TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C PRAYER: RECOGNIZING GOD IN OUR HISTORY Download version Introduction The Bible never says that Abraham entered a shrine to pray, yet he is considered the father of believersand a model of the man who prays. It is necessary to believe to pray, and to believe one needs to pray. His whole life is marked by prayer; he initiated things only after hearing the Word of the Lord; he took
