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Our Loving Lord and Master – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, November 23
Christ: Our Crucified King Many of you may remember the beautiful book-play-film, A Man for All Seasons. It is filled with numerous profound insights appropriate for today’s feast, Christ the…
Steady On – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, November 16
Steady On I often tell people that my time on mission in Chile prepared me for my return to the United States. Chile lost its democracy in 1973, and it…
Keeping God’s Temple Holy – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, November 9
Keeping God’s Temple Holy Our reflection begins with an interesting question: Did Jesus ever get angry? Today’s Gospel gives a clear answer. Yes, Jesus became angry when he saw something…
The Journey In Love Continues – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, November 2
The Journey In Love Continues I would like to begin this reflection with some specific information about All Souls’ Day according to our Catholic faith, so let us begin with…
Authentic and Humble Prayer – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, October 26
Authentic and Humble Prayer In today’s Gospel we hear Jesus’ parable about the Pharisee and the Publican tax collector; both went up to the temple to pray. Pharisees belonged to…
God is Present – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, October 19
God is Present There’s a sort of divine irony in Pope Francis selecting the theme of “hope” for this Jubilee Year, when, for many, hope itself seems further away than…
Authentic Compassionate Service – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, October 12
Authentic Compassionate Service An obvious parallel exists between today’s first reading and the Gospel: the curing of victims of leprosy. Naaman the Syrian is mentioned by name in today’s first…
Generator or triple A Battery? – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, October 5
Generator or Triple A Battery? Faith, hope and love: the three greatest virtues. We can see glimpses of these three virtues in this Sunday’s readings, but clearly the virtue of…
Compassion: The Heart of Mission – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, September 28
Compassion: The Heart of Mission Our faith reflection on scripture is often rooted in our personal experiences; this fact proves true again and again. Permit me to begin with a…
A Critical Opportunity – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, September 21
A Critical Opportunity During the government of President Salvador Allende (1970-1973) in Chile, the government tried to ensure a more just distribution of the food and land of the nation.…
Living into the Paschal Mystery – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, September 14
Living into the Paschal Mystery Today’s feast of the “Exaltation of the Holy Cross” is special, replacing the regular Sunday liturgy. It calls us to reflect upon a profound truth…
Remember the Reason – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, November 30
Remember the Reason Are you asking yourself, “Where has the year gone by?” “It seems like only yesterday we were enjoying the warm and sunny days of July and August!”…