When a person is blinded with envy or jealousy, then anything that other people do, no matter how good or noble the deed may be, is seen as evil or bad. This was the problem with some people during Jesus’ time. Due to their narrow-mindedness and self-centeredness, they saw him as a threat as he
How persistent are we in praying to God for His bounty? Sometimes when we ask for something and we don’t get it, we may give up, thinking that God is never going to grant us our needs. However, if you look closely at the Gospel, we can identify 2 important points. The first is, are
Today’s Gospel teaches us about how to pray and here Jesus teaches us the Our Father or Lord’s Prayer. Perhaps among the significant points in the Lord’s Prayer is this: “and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive each one who is in debt to us.” Seems easy to ask God for forgiveness, but
Some of us may think that it is better to be a Mary than a Martha, but the point of the Gospel is to remind us that there is a time and place to be a Mary or a Martha. The question is: do we know when is the right time and place?
