Fourth week of Easter “I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly.” Jn. 10:11 In today’s Gospel the words of Jesus resonate fully. He is the Shepherd, He is the one who calls us by our names and opens the door for us to enter the new meadows of his Kingdom, so that …
Fourth week of Easter Good Shepherd World Day of Prayer for Priestly Vocations “I give eternal life to my sheep” Jn. 10:27. One of the vital elements of the first Christian communities was the WORD…the Word made alive in everyday life. And it is this Word that leads us to the inner knowledge of the …
Third Week of Easter “To whom shall we go to?” Jn. 6:60-69 Today’s gospel brings the final part of the Bread of Life Discourse. It is about the disciples’ discussion with each other and with Jesus, and Jesus’ conversation with Simon Peter. It shows us the demands of faith and the need for a firm …
Third Week of Easter “Whoever eats of this bread will live forever.” Jn 6:52-59 Once again…obstinate in their models of who God should be, Jesus’ contemporaries and religious leaders did not accept his liberating message, nor could they understand it. That invitation of Jesus to eat his flesh and drink his blood sounded strange and …
Third Week of Easter “This is the will of the Father, that everyone who sees the Son should have eternal life.” Jn. 6:35-40 In this short reading from John’s Gospel, we can observe some categorical statements of Jesus regarding himself, his promises, teachings, revelations, the will of the Father, and the fulfillment of all this, …
Third Week of Easter “What signs do you do that we may see and believe in you? What work do you do?” Jn 6:30-35 In today’s gospel people wanted to see spectacular signs in Jesus in order to believe. They want the bread of the past, which they neither remember, nor have they eaten of …
Third Week of Easter “The Bread of Life” Jn. 6:22-29 This passage challenges us to reflect on our motivations in seeking Jesus. Do we seek Him for who He is, or only for what He can give us? By recognizing our spiritual needs and depending on his guidance, we can develop a deeper, more genuine …
Second Week of Easter Five barley loaves and two fish. Jn. 6:1-15 The gesture of a young man… That young man, without a name or face, is going to make possible what seems impossible. His willingness to share all that he has is the way to feed those people. Jesus will do the rest: He …
Today’s Gospel tells us that the one who works evil cannot bear the light because the light shines where there is truth, justice, and sincerity. Jesus came to be the light of the world as Isaiah had said: “The people who walked in darkness saw a great Light”; and the light came, but people preferred …
It is disconcerting in today’s Gospel to read that final sentence: sending on a mission that seems utopian when we stop to see who is sending, who is being sent and at what time. It is Jesus’ command to his disciples, those who had been with him, but had abandoned him at the moment of …
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