Year II. Paul criticises his Corinthians in an ironic way for their pretences, but he says he does so because he loves them. What do they have that they have not received? Gospel. A frequent sign of their own insecurity is seeking security in laws and traditions. The more they insist on these, the more […]
Pope Francis added the Sept. 5 feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta to the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar as an optional memorial. Memorials rank third in the classification of feast days on the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar. The memorial of St. Teresa of Calcutta will be optional, meaning it is voluntary whether to observe it.
Year II. We will be trustworthy stewards of God’s mysteries if we live according to the gospel and serve God and people, rather than seek security in outward observances and lip service. Gospel. We are created anew in Christ, the Lord and the new beginning of all. With Christ, we have to renounce all compromises
Year II. Paul warns his people again against relying on human wisdom rather than on the “foolishness” of God and against giving in to division. Gospel. Simon Peter and his companions were amazed that an outsider could tell them where to catch plenty of fish when they, fishermen by profession, had been unsuccessful. This man
Year II. We are God’s community, and therefore all division among us is a shame. It shows that we have not yet grown up in the Spirit as “spiritual” people. If we could only grow up! Gospel. Jesus has preached his message of hope in the lake town of Capernaum and confirmed it by liberating
Year II. Divine wisdom is a gift from the Spirit. The Spirit gives us discernment. Wisdom does not come from human reasoning or from gnosis and initiation in mystery religions. We should be spiritual people, men and women of the Spirit. Gospel. The people and Jesus’ own disciples were often struck by the authority of
The scholar St. Jerome translated most of the Bible from the original languages into Latin and revised some parts already translated to make them more understandable. His immense work opened the scriptures to the parts of Europe that spoke Latin. He fought all his life against his difficult character. He can still inspire us today
We know that God loves us, that he protects us and guides us to our destiny. In the Bible, angels are presented as God’s messengers to people, to help us carry out God’s plans. The archangel Michael is mentioned in the last book of the Bible as the angel who leads the fight against the
The martyrs we honour today shed their blood at Nagasaki, Japan, in the years 1633-1637. Among them were Dominican priests, religious brothers and sisters, and three laymen. The person who heads the list was a married layman who had a Chinese Father and a Filipina mother. Involved in a criminal case, he fled to Japan.
From a despised tax-collector, appraised no higher than a public sinner or a pagan, Matthew becomes an apostle. He is living proof that Jesus came to call sinners. And among the apostles, he is one of the two who witnessed to Christ not only with their life and work but also their writing. He is
