Sunday, August 10, 2025 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 18:6-9; Heb 11:1-2, 8-19; Lk 12:32-48 The nineteenth Sunday invites us to practice active watchfulness as a distinctive mark of Christian discipleship. The readings of the day help us reflect on watchfulness in diverse ways. The first reading highlights the fond remembrance of the people of Israel […]
Saturday, August 9, 2025 Deut 6:4-13; Mt 17:14-20 Today’s Gospel highlights the importance of faith that is alive, real, and rooted. When a desperate father brings his demon-possessed boy to Jesus, revealing that his disciples could not drive out the demon, Jesus is disappointed with his disciples’ lack of faith. While there is Jesus’ disappointment
Friday, August 8, 2025 Deut 4:32-40; Mt 16:24-28 Today’s Gospel invites us to master the art of losing life in order to find it. We may understand Jesus’ invitation in two ways. 1. Cross is a choice: Taking up our cross is not simply about enduring pain and suffering but proclaiming our fundamental option for Christ,
