Jesus has redeemed us by his blood. We do not pay, nor can we pay, for our redemption; we receive it freely. Faith is...
A Vincentian reading of the Sunday readings
Crucible That Tests Our Hearts
Jesus is the only one that his disciples need to know and speak of. From the cross, he proclaims that those who are...
Cut off from Us All Self-Sufficiency
Jesus is “God-with-us.” And that is why disciples should not cut off God and their neighbor from their lives. The man...
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...
Temptations that We Have to Overcome
The Son of God is also a son of Adam. So, he goes through the temptations that we humans face. And he shows us how to overcome them, so we may be true to ourselves and our mission. Jesus’ temptations are essentially the same as those of Adam and the Israelites...
Goodness That Matters and Is Decisive
Jesus himself is the goodness that those who are truly good store up in their hearts and from which they draw good things. Jesus teaches us that what we keep inside us plays a decisive role. If goodness is what we have inside us, then good words and good deeds...
Embrace of Love for All of God’s Children
Jesus is the firstfruits of the resurrection. Those who love as he does, and embrace lovingly even the wicked and the thankless, live in the newness of life. Luke took liberty with Is 61, 1-2, the passage that Jesus read at the synagogue in Nazareth. The Gospel...
Blissful and Woeful Far Beyond Belief
Jesus became poor to make us rich by his poverty. He is the firstborn among many poor brothers and sisters who trust in God and, hence, are blissful. Jesus teaches that poor people are blessed, blissful. And those, too, who are hungry, and those who are weeping. ...
Hunger for the Word of God
Those who trust in Jesus and obey Him become new and satisfy their hunger.
Rejection of Jesus by His Very Own People
Jesus is the great prophet that God has raised up from among us. Rejection of him on our part will leave us not knowing the truth that will free us. Jesus wins approval and admiration at the synagogue in Nazareth. But suddenly, he becomes an object of rejection....
