He Regrets It And Goes
Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is a strong word for the Pharisees, religious leaders, ministers, those who think they are already saints. They are the ‘good ones’ because they fulfill the Law and have certain functions as scribes and high priest. They thought that they are good, but then they hear Jesus say that tax…
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Today, The Lord Will Convert Me!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today’s gospel is a declaration of love from the Lord to all of us. There is an anecdote related to this gospel about the desert Fathers in a monastery back in the fourth century. There was a monk apparently who was not a very good monk, and the others despised him…
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I Want To Forgive But…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is a wonderful Word for us today that shows the incredible mercy God has with each one of us. In a time when we are always hearing tragic news the Lord gives us a Good News, which is a welcome change. A Good News can change your life if you…
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Your Community Saves You By Loving You
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Lord gives us this Sunday a beautiful gospel that can be summarized in two words: community and love. Through those two words we can enter the depth of this gospel and understand what the Lord wants to tell us today. This idea of ‘a community of love’ perhaps are very rare…
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On His Own Peter Cannot Follow Christ
Dear Brothers and Sisters, This gospel can help us a lot today and first of all destroy the demon of moralism that we all have within us. What does moralism mean? It is the belief that with my efforts I can he a Christian. On my own efforts, I can love and forgive and enter…
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He Knows Us From Afar
Dear Brothers and Sisters, It’s a wonderful Word (Mt 16: 13-20) for us today especially if you are passing through some difficulty. Christianity is not a set of rules but an encounter with a person, Jesus Christ. The key to the gospel is given to us in one verse of the psalm: For though the…
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O Woman, Great Is Your Faith
Dear Brothers and Sisters, It’s a difficult Word to understand because it seems that Jesus is challenging this woman and even despising here. Yet, there is something that I really like about this gospel when it says that Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. Jesus leaves and it is not by chance;…
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What Are You In Need Of?
Dear Brothers and Sisters, There is only one requirement to be able to live the Eucharist well. It is to be in need! A man or woman who is not in need, listens at the Eucharist, the Mass, and it goes in one ear and out the other. Our life doesn’t change for nothing! If you don’t…
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The Hidden Treasure Is In You!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, This gospel today helps us to rest. It is a word of love from the Lord, a declaration of his love. Always the word tells us how much God loves us. We can never find a word that takes back something from us. We will never find a word that tells…
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The Seed Is Planted In Your Field!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The word this week is very beautiful and can help us a lot, above all to be patient with yourself because at moments in your life you need to see that you are not a Christian. If you have not reached that point, then you are still very far from having…
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