Sunday, August 4, 2024 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ex 16:2-4, 12-15; Eph 17, 20-24; Jn 6:24-35 Eighteenth Sunday invites us to practice a higher form of discipleship by putting on Christ. Those who follow Christ are called to rise above the challenge of leading an ordinary life that does not know Christ. The readings […]
Saturday, August 3, 2024 Jer 26:11-16, 24; Mt 14:1-12 Today’s Gospel offers proof of Herod’s hardheartedness. Life always gives us a second chance to correct our mistakes. However, it depends on us to spot those opportunities and make use of them. The Gospel shows that Herod is not one of those vigilant ones who makes
Friday, August 2, 2024 Jer 26:1-9; Mt 13:54-58 In today’s Gospel, we read about Jesus’ rejection in his hometown. The text reads, ‘They took offense at him.’ For what? Apparently, for all the good Jesus did among them! The way they refer to him as ‘this man’ shows their contempt and resentment for him. The
