Work for justice, aspire for a just order in the world
Aug. 29—22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; Psalm 15, R. The one who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.; James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27;
Aug. 29—22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; Psalm 15, R. The one who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.; James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27;
Nov. 29—First Sunday of Advent Readings: Isaiah 63:16-17, 19; Psalm 80, R. Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.; 1 Corinthians
(In lieu of Fr. Caluag’s regular Sunday Gospel reflection, we are reprinting his homily at the Mass for the wake of ABS-CBN Foundation chair Gina Lopez, who passed away last
Happy Easter! Allow me to veer away from our usual reflection on the Sunday Gospel.
When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.”
This Sunday’s Gospel is interesting not just for the principle —“Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God”—but also for the context.
One of the authors who has influenced my work for the past 14 years is Margaret Wheatley. She wrote that if you want to restore an organization to health, you must reconnect it to its identity.
I once had a conversation with a young man about his fear of death. This was after we, along with his fiancée, discussed preparations for their wedding. And then I asked, “Do you have any other concerns?”
There is a legend that when the Holy Family was fleeing to Egypt after Christ’s birth, one of Herod’s soldiers caught up with them. The mission order for all soldiers was to kill all newly born infants.
Insanity, according to Einstein, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. One could say that Christ’s message to the Sadducees in today’s Gospel points out the insanity of their question.
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