What does it mean to give everything you have to live on…having nothing left? The poor widow’s gesture is one of total generosity. Trusting in God’s providence, she gave of herself completely. The woman in this story gives a radical offering because she gives the only coins she has. It is a great example for …
JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE Today in the Church we celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe…a feast that closes the liturgical year, in which we have contemplated he life of Jesus and through it, we have reviewed our lives. Jesus explains the Kingdom of God through comparisons taken …
“What you did to one of these least brothers of mine, you did it to me.” Mt, 25:31-46 Read More »
The resurrection is the most important event in human history. It is the ultimate victory of life over death, of light over darkness, of love over hate. It is the supreme manifestation of God’s power that transforms our lives and makes us partakers of his very life. The Lord invites us to change our lives, …
Today’s account tells that Jesus drove the vendors out of the temple because his desire was to restore and order the purpose for which it had been built: to be a house of prayer. This does not only apply to physical construction, but Jesus invites us to review the state of our human home, bearing …
“My house shall be a house of prayer” Lk. 19:45-48 Read More »
In three Gospel accounts we find Jesus weeping: 1) At the death of his friend Lazarus: “Jesus wept.” The Jews said, “How He loved him!” (Jn 11:32-36). 2) In the Garden of Olives before his death: “During his earthly life he addressed supplications and prayers, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was …
“When Jesus came and saw the city, he wept over it” Lk. 19:41-44 Read More »
Through the parable that Jesus tells today, he invites us to ponder what our faithfulness and capacity for risk is like in our lives, with the talents we have freely received. In the parable, the king summons ten of his servants and gives each one a sum of money with the charge: “Negotiate this money …
In the Company of Mary Our Lady, it is a great feast of the students, who offer to the Virgin the fruits of the year that is ending. “When Jeanne de Lestonnac opened the school in Bordeaux, her project was so successful that the classes were filled with students. Filled with joy, she wanted to …
Feast of the Presentation of the Child Mary in the Temple, Lk. 20:27-40. Read More »
What do you want me to do for you? Lk. 18:35-43 This question is the expression that Jesus uses to ask the blind man what is his inner desire. In fact, what moves internally in the blind man is the desire to regain his sight. Only when we recognize that internally something is not right, …
SEVENTH WORLD DAY OF THE POOR As a Church, we celebrate the Seventh World Day of the Poor. Pope Francis invites us to meditate on this verse taken from the book of Tobit: “Tobit, in the moment of trial, discovers his own poverty, which makes him capable of recognizing the poor. He is faithful to …
“Do not turn your face away from the poor” (Tb. 4:7) Read More »
To achieve a goal we need effort and discipline. Jesus knows that prayer is a fundamental tool for life, but He also knows that remaining faithful in prayer requires forming the habit of doing so and fundamentally the desire to maintain a relationship with God. That is why he proposes to his disciples a parable …
