Psalm 8:5 explicitly tells us that man is lower than ‘gods’ (angels): “Yet you have made him a little lower than the angels; with glory and honour...
Category - Weekday Homilies/ Reflections
MAY DEVOTION: UNDERSTANDING THE MARIAN TITLES IN THE LITANY OF LORETO. DAY 3: “HOLY VIRGIN OF VIRGINS”, “QUEEN OF VIRGINS”
The third title of our Lady in the Litany of Loreto attests to her virginity; in fact, it refers to her as the “holy Virgin of virgins.”...
REFLECTION FOR FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY)
The imagery of Shepherding (or Pastoring) pertains to a leader (or shepherd/pastor) exercising authority over a group of people known under the...
MAY DEVOTION: UNDERSTANDING THE MARIAN TITLES IN THE LITANY OF LORETO. DAY 2: “HOLY MARY”; HOLY MOTHER OF GOD”; “MOTHER OF CHRIST”
Under the first four stanzas of the Litany of our Lady of Loreto are the phrases: “Holy Mary”, “Holy Mother of God”, “Mother of Christ”. Today, we...
There is always a summit/zenith in every discourse/argument/speech or presentation. This is usually the highest point and summary of the whole...
The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC #1847), quoting St. Augustine affirms: “‘God created us without us: but he did not will to save...
REFLECTION FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF EASTER
We are quite familiar with the proverbial statement: “you are what you eat”. Needless to say that a balanced diet makes us stay healthy and alive...
To the crowd searching for him at all cost in today’s Gospel (cf. Jn. 6:22-29), Jesus reacted, saying: “I tell you most solemnly, you are not looking...
DID JESUS CONTRADICT HIMSELF WHEN HE SAID IN MATTHEW 5:22 NOT TO CALL OUR BROTHER ‘FOOL’, BUT ENDED UP CALLING OTHER PEOPLE ‘FOOLS’ IN OTHER PASSAGES OF THE SCRIPTURE?
The Key to understanding these teachings of Christ is to return to the context at which those words were used, and also employing the Greek language...
Epidemics and Pandemics often remind us of our venerability and in most cases (when they are difficult to control), lead to despair and distrust in...