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
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 Ti 2:1-8,11-14; Lk 17:7-10 Today’s Gospel emphasizes the Christian vocation to be a servant of God and our neighbors. Servants fulfill their duties without expecting to be thanked or rewarded in return, though justice requires that their works are to be compensated adequately. Jesus envisions that discipleship should embrace the model
