Year A 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Is. 55:6-9; Phil. 1:20-24, 27; Mt. 20:1-16]

The people who gained greatness embarked on their career at various stages in their life. A late bloomer is a person whose talents or capabilities are not visible to others until later than usual. Many writers have published their first major work late in life. Mary Wesley

Year A 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Sir. 27:30-28:7; Rom. 14:7-9; Mt. 18:21-35]

On December 27, 1983, in Rome's Rebibbia prison,  two men shook hands. A victim and a would be assassin. That is the historical moments that  Pope John Paul II spent with his  would-be assassin, Mehmet Ali Agca. On May 13, 1981, Mehmet Ali Agca shot Pope

Year A 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Ezek. 33:7-9; Rom. 13:8-10; Mt. 18:15-20]

There is a story adapted from Tales from Rumi.

Four Men entered a mosque and each busied himself in salah, humbly prostrating before Allah. Each one said the "Allahu Akbar" after first having made his intention, and began to pray with humility. Meanwhile the Mu'adhdhin came in and gave the call to salah.

Year A 22nd Sunday in the Ordinary Time

[Jer. 20:7-9; Rom 12:1-2; Mt. 16:21-28]

One of the very important events in the history of struggle for Indian independence was the Historical Salt March. During the British Colonialism in India the British Salt Tax rule was imposed, making it illegal to sell or produce salt. Gandhiji saw it

Year A 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Is. 22:15, 19-23; Rom. 11:33-36; Mt. 16:13-20]

We are all familiar with the term identity crisis. It is a modern phenomenon that man tries to find his own identity. Many today ask the question who they are?

In today’s Gospel Jesus confronts his disciples with a very

Year A 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Is. 56:1, 6-7; Rom. 11:13-15, 29-32; Mt. 15:21-28]

Today's Reading from the Gospel of Matthew, [Mt. 15:21-28] the account of Jesus and the Canaanite woman, is one of the rare encounters of Jesus with Gentiles. Most likely this woman heard of the great miracles that Jesus was performing towards the Jewish

Year A 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[1 Kgs. 19:9, 11-13; Rom. 9:1-5; Mt. 14:22-33]

It is our common experience that when we face certain unexpected problems, our first reaction is, “Lord save me.”

Some 850 years before Jesus was born there appeared in the Kingdom of Israel an extraordinary man, Elijah. As a punishment for the sins of the king and his people, the

Year A Transfiguration of Our Lord

[Dan 7:9-10; Pet 1:16-19; Mt 17: 1-9]

At the bottom of a pond some little grub larvae of dragonflies are crawling around in the mud. They wonder what happens to their members who climb up the stem of the water lily and never come back. They agree among themselves that the next one who is

Year A 18th Sunday in Ordinary Sunday

[Is 55:1-3; Rom 8:35, 37-39; Mt 14:13-21]

When Jesus heard about the assassination of John the Baptist, He withdrew to a lonely place. He must have been emotionally disturbed and wanted to be alone. But when he arrived a crowd had already been waiting for Him. He was moved with compassion to the