Fifth Week of Easter “He who receives my commandments and keeps them, he is the one who loves me.” Jn. 14:21-26 In today’s Gospel, as in the whole of chapter 14 of the Gospel according to John, the theme of Love is the background melody. It is about love (companionship, friendship, service, commitment) of Jesus …
Fifth Week of Easter “This is what I command you: to love one another.” Jn. 15:17. The heart of the Christian message is love. God loves me! What is it like to live with this reality? If we could grasp God’s unconditional love for us, life would be radically a path of love. To accept …
Fourth week of Easter “He who has seen me has seen the Father” John 14:7-14: Jesus’ exhortation to believe in God and in Him, which Saint John showed us yesterday, continues to be dealt with today with the deepening of the unity between Christ and the Father. Already in the prologue (chapter 1) Saint John …
Fourth week of Easter “I am the way, the truth and the life.” Jn 14:1-6: Life is full of uncertainties, challenges, and obstacles. Often, we find ourselves at crossroads where we don’t know which direction to take. In these moments of doubt and confusion, Jesus’ message in the Gospel according to Saint John offers us …
Fourth week of Easter Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Proper Liturgy of the Eucharist – Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac “I make everything new.” Rev. 21:5. The allegory that the liturgy brings us today is beautiful and hopeful. The new heaven and earth are clearly the expression of a brave new world to come, a kind of …
Fourth week of Easter “It is not you who chose me, but I who chose you.” John 15:9-17 Today’s Gospel presents us with an opportunity to review our lives as disciples of Jesus. Let us focus our attention today on how Jesus calls us friends. I don’t know if we’ve ever thought about what it’s …
Fourth week of Easter “I and the Father are one.” Jn. 10:22-30. Our Lady of Fatima Today we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, remembering the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to the three little shepherds: Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco. The message of peace and hope of Fatima is “so timely” in this …
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 …
