四旬期第一主日
This post was originally published on this site.Mt 4:1-11 Dear Friends, One of the many blessings of Vatican II was a return to the importance of the Word of God in the Bible. This led to a deeper appreciation of the Old Testament. In turn, we have learned the dependence of the New Testament, and […]
人们对神的体验
This post was originally published on this site. The Bible is a love story of God and his people. While it is simple and clear there are also problematic issues because this love absorbs human frailty and sin covering centuries. The creation accounts in Genesis are written in their own symbolic and narrative style. They […]
常时第六主日
This post was originally published on this site. Mt. 5:17-37 Dear Friends, In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is inviting us to totally change our value system. He is calling us to a conversion that embraces his gospel vision. He is insisting that we go deeper into life to experience the presence of God […]
常时第五主日
This post was originally published on this site. Mt. 5:13-16 Dear Friends, Here is an amazing statistic about the religious scene in the US. Roman Catholics are the largest religious group. The second largest religious assortment are those who have left the Roman Catholic Church. Equally surprising is this. In many Latin America countries, traditionally […]
常时第四主日
This post was originally published on this site. Matthew 5:1-12 Dear Friends, On this Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, we have the first gospel selectin of the next five Sundays. This is our invitation into the Sermon on the Mount. These are three chapters (5-7) in Matthew. They are a summary of the Gospel message. […]
常时第三主日
This post was originally published on this site. Mt 4:12-23 Dear Friends, Today we have our first selection from the Gospel of Matthew. Jesus introduces two themes that will be the foundation of his message throughout the year: the kingdom and the call. It is helpful for us to remember the mentality of the people […]
常时第二主日
This post was originally published on this site. John 1:29-34 Dear Friends, St. Matthew is our guide as we walk with Jesus in the beginning of Ordinary Time of our liturgical year. I always look forward to a new journey that is the same but always deeper, always more inviting as we grow more in […]
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
This post was originally published on this site. Matthew 3:13-17 Dear Friends, St. Matthew begins the public life of Jesus with the Baptism of the Son of God. In spite of the Baptist’s reluctance to baptize, Jesus tells John to go along with this public ritual. God has a plan and the baptism fits into […]
THE FALSE SELF AND THE TRUE SELF-2
This post was originally published on this site. Introduction This is the second of eleven reflections on Thomas Merton’s teaching on the True Self/False Self dynamic. This conflictual but enlightening relationship permeates Merton’s huge quantity of writing on the spiritual life. The basic point of the conflict is the individual’s pull toward and away from […]
THE FALSE SELF AND THE TRUE SELF-1
This post was originally published on this site. Merton’s Gift Leading To Deep Personal Prayer Recently, I had the opportunity to read, reflect on and pray with some of the many wonderful books of Thomas Merton. He was definitely a person of prominence as a wisdom and prophetic figure in 20th century America. Most of […]