20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST:The heart of God can be moved, because God is a person, not a force. The Canaanite woman touched his heart because she had what Christ’s heart most yearns for: love,…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST:The heart of God can be moved, because God is a person, not a force. The Canaanite woman touched his heart because she had what Christ’s heart most yearns for: love,…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST:St. Augustine once wrote: “If I try by myself to swim across the ocean of this world, the waves will certainly engulf me. In order to survive I must climb aboard…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: St Paul’s Letter to the Romans contains some of the most beautiful and glorious that he ever wrote: “Who will separate us from the love of Christ?”. He claims that…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST:“We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose” – Romans 8:28 All things? This biblical phrase should give…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST:Today we hear about the parables of the Kingdom. Jesus came precisely to establish a Kingdom and taught us to pray every day for the coming of this Kingdom: “Thy Kingdom…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: Why does Jesus teach with parables? As we grow learned and put more weight on what we know, we lose our child like simplicity to seek to understand. Parables take…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: In today’s Gospel, we get a glimpse of the person of Christ. He invites the crowds to come to him, to follow and obey him, so that he can “give…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: In today’s Gospel, we see that hospitality to others is hospitality to Our Lord. Our Lord today invites the disciples to examine why they are serving others: are they serving…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: – “Do Not Be Afraid”. Two things about this statement surprise us. The first is that Christ commands us. The second stems from the first: if Jesus commands us to…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: The sacrament of the Eucharist is a sacrament of Christ’s presence. Through the Eucharist, Jesus has come up with a way to stay with us, to be present in our…