Monday, December 15, 2025 Nm 24:2-7, 5-17a; Mt 21:23-27 Today’s Gospel highlights that real openness results in conversion. When the chief priests and the elders question Jesus regarding the source of his authority, Jesus confronts them with a counter-question. Why so? Is it some escapist mechanism in Jesus? No, it is not. Jesus spots several […]
Sunday, December 14, 2025 Third Sunday of Advent! Is 35: 1-6, 10; Jas 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11 The third Sunday of Advent highlights that Christian joy is universal and can be universalized. It is often said that joy is a relative emotion. What gives me joy cannot guarantee the same for another. However, the Gaudete Sunday
Saturday, December 13, 2025 Sir 48:1-4,9-11; Mt 17:9a, 10-13 Today’s Gospel highlights the hidden power of goodness. We encounter Jesus as someone with greater clarity about his role and future. When he talked of John the Baptist in terms of Elijah, just as his disciples understood him, Jesus was aware of the similar fate that
