Reflections
Christ is to become the Light for all the nations and all individuals
The Magi did not belong to the chosen nation and yet they worshipped a simple Child in the arms of his Mother Mary. What brought them to the very centre of the Christmas Story? Three wise men displayed sharp and inquisitive minds and strong determination to find the truth about life. In their expedition there […]
Continue ReadingHe came unto His own, and His own received Him not. But as many as received Him, He gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in His name. John 1:11-12
God desires to transform the world from the inside, beginning from your and my heart. In the manger we recognise Him who is present in the Holy Eucharist. In all instability and distress, our faithfully receiving Him brings remedy to our generation. May the Baby Jesus find in us a place where He will feel […]
Continue ReadingGaudete Sunday—Rejoice, Christ is coming very soon
In order to celebrate Christmas well, we are asked to reflect what does bring joy into our hearts. Is it a promotion by our employer? A career? Is it good news from doctors about our of someone’s health? Is it a material status and the most updated IT products? A test or an exam successfully […]
Continue ReadingConversion to God as necessary step to grow in faith.
A voice cries in the wilderness: Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight. (Lk 3:4) The Church calls us to conversion because Christ Himself calls us to conversion. Conversion is a turning point in our life from our way of thinking about life, to Christ’s vision of God; Christ’s vision of man […]
Continue ReadingWe experience Christmas when we experience Advent
We are given entire weeks to prepare our hearts for the special graces of Christmas. During this time the Church prays incessantly for the coming of Jesus. Advent is then a special period to focus our hearts for His coming down to earth: “Let justice descend, O heavens, like dew from above” (Is 45:8). The Church […]
Continue ReadingThe image of our King
Jesus Christ is the centre of the history of mankind and the centre of each of us as individuals. He is the Sovereign, even when it looks like that everything is lost. He reigns always, even during the period of great distress and confusion when we have already entered the valley of darkness, when the […]
Continue ReadingThe Second Coming of the Lord
We belong to Christ and we are safe in Him and His vision. The Lord introduces us to the time of distress to make us ready for the unknown. Because the Lord is full of compassion, He comforts us and gives us hope. We learn that the time of distress will be unparalleled since nations […]
Continue ReadingSainthood? What does this mean?
Sainthood is the most beautiful thing, the greatest human fulfilment. It is a union with the life of Jesus and Mary in Nazareth, the life we find in the Catholic Church. But how do we understand sainthood? In many hearts there is a vision of sainthood as something rigid, artificial, unreal, strange, not good, not […]
Continue ReadingThe attitude of the blind Bartimeus as our chance to see and to know the Lord
We must never forget that our faith is about eternity, that the joy of faith is the splendour of the Lord reflected in our hearts. He is our light and our life and we find Him in the Church. Christ is the goal of history and the one Saviour of the world. Christ is the […]
Continue ReadingSteps to littleness are made by small daily sacrifices
Christ’s words enlighten us and they are our life. They are the source of our joy of freedom in the same way in which they changed life of St James and St John, two great brothers who wanted to be most important in the Kingdom of God. As we know, Christ’s message opened to both […]
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