Friday, November 15, 2024 2 Jn 4-9; Lk 17:26-37 Today’s Gospel highlights the second coming of Jesus and the need for us to be prepared to receive him. While Jesus’ return is certain, the uncertainty regarding the exact time of his coming demands that we are ever prepared. Jesus’ words imply that the impermanence of […]
Thursday, November 14, 2024 Phmn 7-20; Lk 10:2025 Today’s Gospel highlights that the Kingdom of God is within us. The truth of what Jesus says about the presence of the Kingdom within us is captured in a novel by the Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. Coelho’s novel The Alchemist follows Santiago, a young shepherd, who dreams of a
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Ti 3:1-7; Lk 17:11-19 Today’s Gospel highlights loudness as a mantra of discipleship. The passage on the healing of the ten lepers shows only the Samaritan returning to thank Jesus. When Jesus asks, ‘Ten were cleansed, were they not?’ it looks as if others who did not return to Jesus in
