Monday, September 18, 2023 1 Tim 2:1-8; Lk 7:1-10 Jesus’ astonishment about the centurion’s faith in today’s gospel makes him an example of imitation for us. The centurion’s gesture to seek his slave’s healing from Jesus is unusual. The fact that the centurion did not wish to dispose of the sick slave as it was […]
Sunday, September 17, 2023 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sir 27:30-28:7; Rom 14; 7-9; Mt 18:21-35 The twenty-fourth Sunday in ordinary time invites us to practice forgiveness as a distinctive virtue of being Christians. The first reading warns us against anger and calls us to forgive. In anger, we not only neglect our responsibility to be
Saturday, September 16, 2023 1 Tim 1:15-17; Lk 6:43-49 Today’s gospel helps us decode discipleship through two words. 1. Inevitability: Making use of the image of trees and fruits, Jesus helps us understand that as humans, we always bear fruit, either as a good tree or as a rotten tree. When bearing fruit is thus
