THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A Introduction Solitude, silence, and asceticism are needed to create a climate conducive… READ MORE

TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A Introduction A human being does not live alone. They are part of a civilized society and should… READ MORE

TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A Introduction The Kingdom of God is the central theme of Jesus’ preaching. He begins his public life by announcing: “The… READ MORE

TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A Introduction The last verse of (Ps 137—the famous song of exiles—is always carefully ignored.After the poignant reminder of the tears of the… READ MORE

TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A Introduction There are people who answer ‘yes’ without understanding what they are agreeing to. There… READ MORE

NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A Introduction Church and broader society relationships have always been accompanied by tension, conflict and misunderstanding. These are highlighted even more starkly with the… READ MORE

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A Introduction “The Lord gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry” (Ps 146:7) are the words with which pious Israelites profess their… READ MORE

Introduction The archaeologist, Howard Carter, remained for some moments stunned, shocked,almost paralyzed when he shone the light of a candle through a hole in the untouched tombof Tutankhamun. He saw the richest treasure ever discovered. The three friends who were… READ MORE

SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A Introduction The creative work began with the separation of light from darkness (Gen… READ MORE

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A Introduction How reliable is someone’s word? Not very. Dejected and disappointed, the psalmist kept… READ MORE