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Biblical reflections

Sunday’s gospel reflections written by the Xaverian Missionaries.

Forgiveness makes us freer and happier

Sep 13, 2020
In my experience, any time I receive people for confession, whatever penance I ask them to do, they accept without any reaction o…
Sunday 24th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Mt 18:21-35
1572

Do you wish to hug…?

Sep 6, 2020
Do you wish to hug, to embrace the person with whom you had a problem, or from whom you were hurt? To forgive it is not easy. Som…
Sunday 23rd
Ordinary Time
Year A
Mt 18:15-20
1836

Embrace your suffering and do God’s will

Aug 30, 2020
I like the way how Jesus talks to his disciples in today’s Gospel: “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up hi…
Sunday 22nd
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 16:21-27
1546

New identity emerges

Aug 23, 2020
“Who do you say that I am?” In philosophy, we are taught that when we asked “what” we are referring to an object. And when we ask…
Sunday 21st
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 16: 13-20
1172

…lives matter

Aug 16, 2020
A superficial reading of today’s gospel, as for all scriptures, can easily lead someone to judge and not to learn from the gest a…
Sunday 20th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Mathew 15: 21-28
1566

Timeout

Aug 9, 2020
Last Sunday, we just restarted our Mass in the Parish after four mounts without Mass with the people. It was a great joy to celeb…
Sunday 19th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 14:22-33
1736

Important things are priceless and cannot be bought with money

Aug 2, 2020
A man after a life of hard work and dedication to his family died. He was poor but the town mourned his loss by going to the ceme…
Sunday 18th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Mt 14:13-21
947

Focus on

Jul 26, 2020
When I was in Elementary School, my teacher showed us an experiment with a magnifying glass. At that time, the sun was shining. M…
Sunday 17th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Mt 13:44-52
1530

The growth of the good wheat in society and in our hearts

Jul 19, 2020
We can imagine what a bad surprise can be for a farmer to see his fields filled by darnel. He knows that the wheat will produce l…
Sunday 16th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 13:24-43
1336

Some dreams are not such, they are realities waiting for courage

Jul 12, 2020
There are so many people fascinated by beautiful phrases. The other day I was walking in the woods and I appreciated the initiati…
Sunday 15th
Ordinary Time
Year A
Matthew 13:1-9
1068