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Reflection on awareness of hell in our time
Have you noticed that we hardly hear in our churches about the threat of hell? Maybe priests these days are afraid of discouraging their flock from coming to the church? Indeed, some of the faithful come to Masses to find rest, joy and company and they are not willing to listen to about uncomfortable subjects. […]
Continue ReadingRejoice with me,” He would say, “I have found my sheep that was lost”
One day Our Lord stepped ashore and saw a large crowd. He took pity on them, because “they were like sheep without a shepherd, and He set Himself to teach them” (Mk 6:30-34). It happened immediately after He had clearly expressed His will: “Come away to some lonely place, all by yourselves, and rest for […]
Continue ReadingOn embracing our crosses
One day Thales of Miletus fell into a well while gazing at the stars. Seeing him in an embarrassing situation, an elderly women, his housekeeper, could not stop laughing at him, and said: “Thales, how best you can know about the heavenly things above, and you know not what is under your feet.” Let us […]
Continue ReadingThe valley of Humbleness.
The meekness and silence of Christ for 30 years is captivating. He never exposed His divinity before it was needed and He enjoyed life in the humble silence of His being. Christ invites us to imitate Him. For that reason He says that it is good not to take the first places and yet to take […]
Continue ReadingBurglar…
When we go on holidays, we carefully secure our property. We lock the house, turn on the alarm, put valuable items in safes or banks. And we leave… But the householder does not know at what hour the burglar would come … Our house is not only a flat, a place of work or rest. […]
Continue ReadingFool………
One could say that the summer Word of God guides us through the most important elements of the Christian life. It shows what we should not forget about as we tramp our holiday routes, as we rest and take up some activities different than outside holidays. After being totally for the benefit of another human […]
Continue ReadingFather……….
One could say that the summer Word of God guides us through the most important elements of the Christian life. It shows what we should not forget about as we tramp our holiday routes, as we rest and take up some activities different than outside holidays. After being totally for the benefit of another human […]
Continue ReadingUnder the Oaks …..
This Sunday’s first reading reminds us so much about the summer, about holidays. Here under the oaks, in the hottest time of the day, Abraham is sitting. The visitors come. Abraham, not knowing who they are, decides to entertain them. He offers them food, drink and rest. A similar situation happens in the Gospel. Jesus […]
Continue ReadingThe Good Samaritan
Jesus the Lord shows as a Samaritan as a model of our attitude towards others. A man who went over to the injured man and poured oil over his wounds tenderly and who focused himself fully on another, giving up his time, money and energy on another person, is given to us by Jesus as […]
Continue ReadingChrist comes to His people through His disciples
Jesus sent out seventy-two disciples on a mission. In this way the Lord stresses that the proclamation of the Kingdom of God is not exclusively reserved to the Twelve. The role of the Twelve was very clear and the missionary option of everyone was well established. In the Acts of the Apostles we read the […]
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