Today’s readings show that the early Christians understood how Jesus had fulfilled the expectations of ancient Israel. Describing the humble beginning of the public ministry of Jesus, today’s Scripture readings teach us that Christ has brought us from the darkness of sin into the Light of God by calling us to repentance and the acceptance…
Today’s Gospel reminds us that being a disciple of Jesus means that we are to grow by Faith to become witnesses for him. Bearing witness to Christ is an active, not passive, lifetime enterprise. One cannot be a disciple of Jesus at a distance, any more than one can be a distant lover. We are…
Epiphany, is the Greek word for Manifestation. This feast is proof that God loves everyone. Absolutely everyone. White, black, yellow and red, boys and girls, men and women, He loves absolutely everyone. So, what’s the story? How does the story begin? The three Wise Men, the Three Magi, heard news that in Bethlehem a new…
Happy New Year! As we continue to celebrate the birth of Jesus, we turn our attention today to his mother Mary, but we continue to focus on Jesus. We give various titles to Jesus such as Savior, Christ, Messiah, Lord, or Son of Man, and each of these titles expresses an aspect of our understanding…
In Africa, a tale is told of a boy called Amazu, who was always very inquisitive. One day he asked, “what language does God speak?” But no one could answer him. He traveled all over his county questioning everyone but could not get a satisfactory answer. Eventually he set out for distant lands on his…
Reflection for the 4th Sunday of Advent Finally, on this the Fourth Sunday of Advent, our Gospel Reading permits us to begin our contemplation of the mystery of the Incarnation we celebrate at Christmas: “Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about”. The Gospel of Matthew tells the story of the birth…
The third Sunday of Advent is traditionally called Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is the Latin word meaning “rejoice”. This Sunday is so named because “Rejoice” is the first word in the entrance antiphon for today’s Mass taken from Philippians 4:4,5: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I say, rejoice! The Lord is near.” Some people mark…