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...
Personally Seeing and Receiving God’s Salvation
Jesus is the salvation of God in person. Only those who repent and renew themselves personally will see and receive God’s salvation.
Hopeful and Watching at All Times and Praying
The same Jesus who has gone into heaven will come back with power and great glory. Those who, hopeful, watching and praying, wait for him will never be disappointed. Jesus speaks of signs in the sun, the moon and the stars. These signs, along with the roaring of the...
Kingship That Jesus Christ Wishes for All of Us
Jesus Christ is King. But his kingship, the one he wants to share with us, is not just like any other. For it does not come from this world. Those who make up the Sanhedrin bring Jesus before Pilate. One of the charges they bring against Jesus is that he keeps...
Good News of Jesus in a World of Bad News
Jesus embodies the Good News that he brings to those who live in a world of bad news. He expects Christians to do likewise Sadly, women, children and those with disabilities often do not count. But the good news is that Jesus protects women against heartless and...
Surrender Freely, Joyfully, Holding Back Nothing
Trusting in his Father, Jesus musters the courage to surrender for us everything he has and all that he is. To belong to him and to his kingdom entails such trusting surrender. Jesus praises the intelligence of the scribe who has asked, “Which is the first of all the...
First and Greatest of All the Commandments
Jesus teaches that the first and the greatest of all the commandments is to love God and the neighbor. The Teacher practices, moreover, what he teaches. According to Jewish teaching, there are 613 commandments. Of these, 365 are prohibitions and 248 are positive...
Leap of Faith, Hope and Great Joy in the Dark
Beset by weakness himself, Jesus understands those who sit by the roadside. Calling them, he makes them leap, so that they may come to him and follow him on the way. Bartimaeus hears that Jesus is passing by. There is no indication that the blind feels his heart...
Enthusiasm to Serve to the Bitter End
Jesus is the model of determined and enthusiastic service. His true followers also serve to the end with determination and enthusiasm. One can rebuke Zebedee’s sons for not understanding and for being ambitious. But we cannot accuse them of unwillingness, indecision...
Everything, Give Up Everything for Jesus’ Sake
Jesus proclaims the Good News of the Kingdom and helps all kinds of needy people. Those who give up everything to follow him will inherit the Kingdom and its assets and riches. While Jesus is setting out on a journey, an unidentified man runs up to him. As...
