Jesus gives us his body to eat and his blood to drink. To be nourished by him is to pass from death to life, from the...
A Vincentian reading of the Sunday readings
Godly Unbelievers, Ungodly Believers
Jesus makes known true worship that takes hold of our whole being and admits of no guile at all. We learn from him to...
Weary, No, But Rather, Steadfast
Jesus, the Suffering Servant, brings true justice. He does not grow weary. Nor does he rest till he brings justice...
Foreigner No More, but Fellow Citizen
Christ Jesus preaches the Good News of peace to all. To be his means to be a foreigner no more, but fellow citizen with all those who are his. The foreigner, who sees that has been healed, lives by faith. The other nine, in turn, for whom healing has also taken...
Living Faith of Useless Servants
Jesus is the source and summit of our faith. We fix our eyes on him so that we may always have a steadfast and living faith. The Father makes known his things and the things of his kingdom to the simple and lowly. Hence, it should not come as a surprise that theirs...
Share with Those Who Are Poor Our Goods
Jesus, our high priest, feels for us. To say we are his means to share with those who are poor our goods. What lesson is there that we can share with those who read or hear the parable of the rich man and Lazarus? The parable does not mean to portray what will play...
Clever Sons and Daughters of Light
Jesus on the cross is the power and wisdom of God. If we share in this power and this wisdom, we will be clever sons or daughters of light. In the parable that we hear today, the master praises the dishonest steward for being clever. The master also points out that...
Greatest Proof of Love One Can Give
Loving us to the end as he dies on the cross, Jesus gives the greatest proof that God loves us. Hence to exalt the Holy Cross is to exalt love. Those who turn their weakness into strength might well give the greatest proof of their being creative. And it seems that...
Go with Jesus on His Way to Calvary
Jesus has made up his mind to go to Jerusalem. That is, he does not turn back in the face of death. So, to go with him means to follow him on the way to death. Big crowds go with Jesus as he travels to Jerusalem. But quality interests him more than quantity. Yes,...
Supper for the Poor, Crippled, Lame, Blind
Christ, self-emptying and lowly, is the one whom guests eat and drink at the Holy Supper. All of them are poor; they cannot pay him back. For the Pharisees, good Jews do not eat lunch, dinner or supper with sinners. Maybe they think that to get close to those...
Seek First, Yes, the Kingdom of God
Jesus is the gate; those who go in through him will be saved. Their concern is to seek first the kingdom of God and his justice.
Price of the Peace of Christ Jesus
Christ Jesus is our peace. For he makes us one with God and each other through the cross. Hence, this peace comes at a great price, not of silver or gold, but of Christ’s body and blood. As he teaches his disciples to trust God, and not wealth, Jesus seems to go...
