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Biblical reflections

Sunday’s gospel reflections written by the Xaverian Missionaries.

Forgiveness

Sep 17, 2023
Last week, the gospel was about correction, something we love to do but don’t want to receive. Today’s gospel is about something…
Sunday 24th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Mt 18:21-35
1961

Loving the sinners

Sep 10, 2023
Media advertise, and people think that a sinful life is overall enjoyable. So, sin is not so bad. The only sore point is that it…
Sunday 23rd
Ordinary Time
Year A
Mt 18:15-20
1769

Embracing the Cross

Sep 3, 2023
On the 22nd Sunday, we meditate on the Gospel of Matthew 16:21-27, where Jesus discloses to his disciples the journey to Jerusale…
Sunday 22nd
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 16:21-27
1849

Faith in the Son of the Living God

Aug 27, 2023
Jesus' question to his disciples in today's Gospel is also relevant to us. "Who do people say that the son of man is?" Although t…
Sunday 21st
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 16:13-20
2141

Woman, great is your faith

Aug 20, 2023
“O woman, great is your faith!” Jesus was touched and admired by the faith of the Canaanite woman after he tested her by citing a…
Sunday 20th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 15:21-28
1256

Fix our Eyes on Jesus and not in the strong winds

Aug 13, 2023
At the very beginning of my formation in the seminary, I was asked to spend three weeks of immersion in a Muslim family in Jakart…
Sunday 19th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 14:22-33
1427

The experience of transfiguration

Aug 6, 2023
Not just the beautiful events but also the sad happenings can be “Transfiguration.” Don’t throw away your transfiguration experie…
Sunday Feast
Ordinary Time
Year A
Mt 17:1-9
1101

Lesson from Solomon and Jesus' Parables

Jul 30, 2023
Imagine if God appears to you in a dream at night and grants you a wish to choose anything you want. What would you choose? In th…
Sunday 17th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 13:44-52
1181

The waiting times

Jul 23, 2023
What can be the center of the so-called controversial parable if not the waiting time given to all in order to understand it? Yes…
Sunday 16th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Mt 13:24-30
1219

Hearing and Living the Gospel

Jul 16, 2023
In today's gospel, Jesus talks about the importance of the Word. We think we can live by money and job security, by food and ente…
Sunday 15th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Mt 13:1-23
1300