20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis) By declaring through the prophet Isaiah (the first reading), “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples,” God reveals the truth that in His eyes there is no distinction among human beings on the basis of...

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Simham)

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Simham) Today’s gospel about Jesus encounter with a Canaanite woman is the most difficult passage to understand. If we don’t make effort to understand it correctly there is danger of misunderstanding the person of Jesus himself. Look...

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)

“‘Beware!’ warned the nutritional expert to the sizable crowd assembled before him in the auditorium. ‘The material we regularly put into our stomachs is enough to kill most of us. Red meat is awful for you. Soft drinks erode your stomach lining. Chinese food is...

XIX Domingo (Fr. Francis)

“¡Cuidado!”, Advirtió el experto en nutrición a la considerable multitud reunida ante él en el auditorio. “El material que regularmente ponemos en nuestro estómago es suficiente para matar a la mayoría de nosotros. La carne roja es terrible para ti. Los...

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Simham)

IT IS THE TRUST THAT KEEPS THE WORLD MOVING Visitors to the Holy Land usually like to take a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee, the sea on which Jesus walked. And the ticket is very dear for the tourists. And some one told a joke about the boat ride. A certain...