The phrase “the sign of Jonah” was used by Jesus in the Gospels as a typological metaphor for His death, burial, and resurrection. The gospel of...
A distinctive feature in Judaism is its way of integrating the spiritual with the physical through fasting. For them, fasting was a way of denying...
Back in those days at Secondary school, we learnt a great deal in the field of Economics. One of the interesting topics I enjoyed was “Opportunity...
It’s that time of the year again, a period in which we fellowship and keep vigil with our heavenly Lord, in his temptations and his fast. This is...
Today’s message is an extension/complement of yesterday’s Scriptural lesson. As we reflected yesterday, ‘salvation is both absolutely free and yet it...
Scholars have attributed the “Eye of the Needle” to a narrow gate in Jerusalem at the time of Jesus, which was usually open in the evening after the...
In biblical language, the heart is the center of our thoughts, desires and feelings; it is the source of our good or bad works and thirst for our...
The dream for many people is to marry their best friend for a successful and happy home. In fact, the advice is very common today: “marry your best...
The reoccurring cases of the abuse of minors have been one of the greatest evils befalling our Church and society in our epoch. Sadly, this...
At the feet of the holy sage – Ben Sira (in the First Reading – Ecclesiasticus 4:12-22), we are presented with the theme of “Wisdom as...
