Thursday, September 14, 2023 Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Nm 21:4-9; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17 St. Bonaventure asked St. Thomas Aquinas, ‘What is the secret of your learning? What is your book of wisdom?’ The great saint turned to a crucifix that stood between him and the light and said, pointing reverently […]
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Col 3:1-11; Lk 6:20-26 The Beatitudes in today’s gospel from Luke declare the Divine Agenda for the marginalized and suffering. The reversal of fortune that Jesus hints at is not a condemnatory message against those who are fortunate. In Matthew’s version of the Beatitudes, we find Jesus saying, ‘Blessed are you
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Col 2:6-15; Lk 6:12-19 In today’s Gospel, Jesus chooses Twelve apostles. It is not surprising to find that crucial moments in Jesus’ life always followed prayer. Authentic spirituality inspires the right actions. Secondly, two sentences deserve our attention. Both sentences mark the beginning of the respective paragraphs: ‘Jesus departed to the
