Jesus preaches the Good News to the poor and works miracles for those who are sick and hurting. He is the Messiah...
A Vincentian reading of the Sunday readings
Beginnings in Eden and in the Desert
Jesus obeys to the point of death on a cross. He does so to lead us to God and to the beginnings in Eden and in the...
Anger that Is Just and Constructive as Jesus’
Jesus brings in the kingdom of God and his justice. So, his anger blazes as he sees us looking out for just our own...
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 about to the full. In many places, trees, houses and other things burn in fires. We are sorry, of course, for the deaths, losses and harm that fires...
Alert to the Dangers the World Poses
Jesus is the cry that seek to alert us of the risks that we run. For we live in a world that fosters individualism and hoarding. Not a few of Jesus’ teachings, the paradoxes in particular, raise eyebrows and puzzle. Through them, he holds those who hear him...
Vanity of Vanities, All Is Vanity
Jesus is clear-headedness in person. He brings to light the vanity, the emptiness, of the life of those who love and serve money. Jesus grants and does not grant what a man who feels disinherited asks him to do. For, in the first place, the Teacher says “no.” He...
Steadfast in their Prayers, and Trusting
Jesus is the reason why God does not hold back from those who are steadfast in their prayers the blessings they ask for with trust. The teaching today is that we should be steadfast in our prayers. And it seems that what is good about being steadfast is that we annoy...
Host to Jesus, the Word Made Flesh
Jesus is God’s most tender call to us humans. He is at the same time the warmest human host to God that waits at the door to be let in. On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus stops where Martha and Mary live. The sisters, not like those in Samaria, play host to him. Maybe...
Roundabout Ways We Take to Get Our Way
Jesus is the image of the invisible God. He is the roundabout way that means much more to us than all the other roundabout ways God has taken. Many, if not all, have taken roundabout ways. The Hebrews, as God plans it, take a roundabout way as they leave Egypt....
Laborers of the Lord of the Harvest
God’s Anointed and Sent One is here. And with him comes great harvest. That is why there is need for not a few laborers. God hears those who pray and ask, “May there be plenty of grain in the land. May it sway on the peaks of the mountains.” But, of course, to...
Strong Resolve to Walk with Jesus
Jesus is strong in his resolve to go to Jerusalem to live his Paschal Mystery. To be his disciple means to walk with him to the end. Jesus sets out for Jerusalem. He has sent messengers ahead of him to prepare his way, as John did. On the way, the Teacher shows...
Bless, Break, Share, and Serve
Christ shares his blood with us as we bless with him the cup of thanksgiving. And he shares his body as we break the bread. Nowadays, we voice out not so noble feelings; we rant. We are more ready to curse than to bless, to tell others to their faces their faults,...
