Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Sir 2:1-11; Mk 9:30-37 Today’s Gospel corrects the misunderstanding regarding discipleship. A similar correction takes place with the first passion prediction in Mark 8:31-38, where Jesus insists on his suffering against Peter’s rejection of his prediction. Through three insights, today’s Gospel clears the misunderstanding of discipleship. 1.By foretelling his passion and […]
Monday, February 24, 2025 Sir 1:1-10; Mk 9:14-29 Today’s Gospel highlights that we are called to nourish the spiritual gifts we have been endowed with. There is a saying that ‘we should not crawl when we can indeed fly.’ Jesus’ disappointment with his disciples’ inability to cast out the demon reflects this insight. In Mark
Sunday, February 23, 2025 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Sam 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23; 1 Cor 15:45-49; Lk 6:27-38 The seventh Sunday in ordinary time invites us to reflect on the content of Christian morality and its qualitative uniqueness. Christian life is about ever striving to match what Jesus taught and practiced. If we
