Jesus is the poorest of the poor on whom God looks with favor due to the simplicity, lowliness and awe of him that...
A Vincentian reading of the Sunday readings
Meal of Salvation, Meal of Judgment
Jesus is the meal to which we are all invited, so that we may not perish but have eternal life. Do we come to it...
Burn with Zeal for the Kingdom of God
Jesus cannot but burn with zeal for God’s kingdom. For he has come to proclaim it, to bring it in, and to bring it...
One Are Jesus and His True Followers
Jesus and the Father are one. And so are Jesus and his true followers. Needless to say, then, true followers cannot but be one in heart and mind. One with us in every way, but in sinfulness, the Word made flesh feels the cold of winter. So, he walks about in the...
Together as Followers of Jesus Christ
Jesus gives us the perfect example of love. He wants us, who call him ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ to do together also what he has done for us. Together are some followers of Jesus. They are less than twelve. The group, then, is not meant to represent Israel with its...
Go forth in Peace with Faith and Courage
The risen Jesus is with us always. He gives us his peace and strengthens our faith, so that we may go forth to share the Good News.
Living through the Death of Jesus Christ
Jesus wears the crown of glory because he died for everyone (Heb 2, 9). If we share his death, he will have us living with him in glory. The wicked, true to the plots they were hatching against Jesus, cut him off from the land of the living (Jer 11, 19-20). But God,...
Fill Up What is Lacking in Christ’s Afflictions
On the cross, the one who bears our sufferings carries out fully our redemption. And to gaze at him mournfully and prayerfully is to pledge to fill up in our flesh what is lacking in his afflictions (see Col 1, 24). It is not that the work of Christ is not enough...
Dignity and Responsibility of Women
The new that God is doing springs forth now in Jesus. Those with chauvinist mentality do not see this newness that acknowledges the dignity and responsibility of women (Benedict XVI). Joseph finds out that Mary is carrying in her womb a child that is not his. But...
Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord
Jesus teaches us that God is unbelievably good. And he invites us to go to him so that we may taste and see the goodness of God.
Waiting Patiently and Mercifully
Like his Father, Jesus is merciful. He does not wish us to die. Rather, he is waiting for us to repent and live, full of fruits of righteousness.
Pass over from Death to Life, from Evil to Good
Jesus has the words of eternal life. They go and listen to him, those who seek to pass over from death to life, from evil to good. Jesus goes up the mountain to pray. Coming along are Peter, John and James. Why choose them? It is surely not because they simply do...
