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This Sunday is the last day of the Easter octave . It is also called the Divine Mercy Sunday in the Catholic Church. We ponder God’s mercy and compassion in today’s reflection. The disciples, before Jesus appeared, were very much afraid, confused and had lot of...

One way to look at the image of the wheat grain, dying in the ground before sprouting and producing a crop, is an illustration of Jesus’ crucifixion, burial, and resurrection. Jesus understood that the cross was the only way of conquering the evil powers of sin and...

"Kintsukuroi" is the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery by applying powdered gold, silver, or platinum to the damaged areas. It's an art of appreciating the genuineness of our broken pieces, of changing, and of finding beauty in imperfections. This metaphor helps...

In the Gospel for this third Sunday of Lent, we see how the Lord Jesus challenged the Jews to “destroy the temple” and he would raise a “new temple”. During this Lent, we are also challenged and invited to look inside our temple, our body as the temple of the Holy...

On this Second Sunday of Lent, Jesus invites each one of us to go up the mountain with Him in silence to immerse ourselves in the contemplation of His transformed face radiating the revealed love of the One who will enter in death. We can touch Him through the words...

Today's Gospel recounts a story of healing and touching. A leper approached Jesus, begged him, and kneeled before him, saying, "If you choose, you can make me clean." Historically, neither Jesus nor a leper should have approached each other, as lepers were required to...

Immediately after leaving the synagogue, Jesus went to the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John. Simon’s mother-in-law laid sick in bed with a fever. Jesus went to her, took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her immediately, and she began to...

The focus of the Scripture readings this Sunday is on the person and mission of Jesus. That God invites us to deepen our relationship with Jesus which transforms our human weakness and unites us with him and his mission. It is a loving invitation. God lovingly invites...