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Click here for Daily Readings “Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed.” Jn 20:8 Today, I’m passing along different theological ideas or interpretations of the Gospel reading that I find worth meditating. Firstly, I don’t understand why John refers to himself…
Click here for Daily Readings When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. ~ Mt 10:19 Raise your hand if the first thing you do when you are called to do…
Click here for Daily Readings “Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” ~ Lk 2:15b I can’t say I have something insightful to share but I take the opportunity to ponder on the visit by the shepherds. I the nativity…
Click here for Daily Readings Zechariah his father, filled with the Holy Spirit, prophesied, saying:” ~Lk 1:67 Today, I expand on the thoughts from yesterday. I picked the verse 67 as the highlight because it reminded me of how life has unfolded for me in the last 2 years. Zechariah’s ordeal with being mute reminded…
Click here for Daily Readings “Immediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed, and he spoke blessing God.” ~ Lk 1:64 I don’t know about you but I find it interesting how nonchalant we are about the birth of John the Baptist. How often do you encounter a video of a protestant debating this story?…
Click here for Daily Readings “Ecclesiastes 3:1 + Luke 9:20a” Today, I’m playing with words to pass along an exercise I do from time to time as a way to assess how my spiritual life is going. I invite you to do it with me. As hinted, I’m combining the two verses mentioned earlier as…
Click here for Daily Readings But Herod said, “John I beheaded. Who then is this about whom I hear such things?” And he kept trying to see him. ~ Lk 9:7 It’s said that Emperor Augustus joked about Herod Antipas saying “It’s better to be Herod’s pig than his son.” (Macrobius, Saturnalia, 2:4:11) Herod was…
Click here for Daily Readings Then they set out and went from village to village proclaiming the Good News and curing diseases everywhere. ~ Lk 9.6 I have heard this Gospel many times but I never paid much attention to its implications until I binge watched “The Chosen” and experienced their portrayal of this account…
Click here for Daily Readings He said to them in reply, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it.” ~Lk 8:21 Before sharing my reflection, I thought starting with a quick side note. If you have listened to any Christian debates or apologetics, you’ll know that…
Click here for Daily Readings “No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel…” ~ Lk 8:16a Today, it’s a buy one get 2 free kind of day. I encourage you to reread the Today’s gospel and see what new ideas come up after reading this note. #1 – The Lamp of Our…