Peter asked Jesus how often he ought to forgive his brother, but he answered his own question by suggesting that he should forgive seven times. According to Rabbinio tradition a man must forgive his brother three times. So Peter thought he was going very far by suggesting seven times with eager self-satisfaction that it would […]
Because of a slight difference in the text, some people see this passage as dealing with the duty of one member of the community to correct another who has done something wrong, others see it as dealing with the problem of making peace between two people, when one has done wrong to the other. It […]
The apostles had already expressed their faith in Jesus as the Messiah when he asked them who they believed him to be. Because people were waiting for a Messiah who would overthrow the Romans, Jesus warned them not to tell people that he was the Messiah, because they would want to make him the centre […]
Jesus and his disciples are about 20 miles north of the Sea of Galilee and on the eastern side of the Jordan. Caesarea Philippi was then a new town. It was built by Philip, the Tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis, at the time our Lord was still a boy. It was named both after Philip […]
In the spirit of strengthening Lay Apostolic Movements in the Catholic Diocese of Lugazi, Uganda, our parish, which providentially is the first parish in the diocese under the patronage of St. Jude Thaddeus, was designated by the Local Ordinary as the Diocesan Centre for St. Jude Devotion. This was announced by the Vicar General, Monsignor […]
Tyre and Sidon were two cities on the coast in the south of the country called Phoenicia. The word Canaanite stresses the paganism of the woman, because the Canaanite were the ancient pagan inhabitants of Palestine, from whom the Israelites conquered the land, and who were the main enemies of the Jews and their religion. […]
When you hear about the term, ‘Safeguarding’, what comes into your mind and what feelings have you? The feelings of fear, care trust, responsibility. All these remind us that it is our collective responsibility to ensure that we prevent and minimize the potential for abuse from occurring. We are called to create a culture of […]
Moses provided miraculous food for the Israelites in the desert, God provided food for Elijah to strengthen him for his journey to Mount Horeb; Elisha miraculously fed a hundred men. Now in today’s Gospel Jesus miraculously feeds a large number of people. All these were signs of the Eucharistic food that Jesus would give to […]
In the time of our Lord there were banks where people could deposit their money for safe keeping, but they were not for ordinary people. Ordinary people used the ground as the safe place to keep money or some other thing which they valued very highly. Like the man who buried his talent-a large sum […]
The clear theme of the shorter form of today’s gospel is that the followers of Christ will always have to live with opposition. We all know how it is very important to weed our corn and our coffee, because the weeds take away the good things in the soil that are necessary to make the […]
A Personal Reflection on Magnifica Humanitas and the Mill Hill Charism, read in the light of Chapter 2027: Listening Together, Walking Together, Sent Together Why I Read This Encyclical the Way I Did I did not come to Magnifica Humanitas as a neutral reader. I came to it in the middle of a season in […]
Recollection by Bishop Rodrigo Mejia SJ The global young member’s meeting started on a high note on the first day with Holy Mass presided by the General Superior, an introductory session by the facilitator Fr. Raphael Sankhulani SPS and a recollection preached by Bishop Rodrigo Mejia SJ. To emphasise the importance of ongoing formation programs […]
