The Sunday Liturgy

Divine Pedagogy in Correcting

September 27 – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time(Ez 18:25-28; Ps 24; Phil 2:1-11; Mt 21:28-32) This Sunday’s Liturgy presents us with the passage from the Gospel of St. Matthew in which Our Lord...

It Is Always the Time for Conversion!

September 20 – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time(Is 55:6-9; Ps 144; Phil 1:20-24, 27; Mt 20:1-16) It is during His last journey to Jerusalem that Our Lord Jesus Christ tells the parable of...

Forgiveness: God’s “Weakness”

September 13 – 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time(Sir 27:30-28:7; Ps 102; Rom 14:7-9; Mt 18:21-35) The maxim of the law of retaliation, “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth,”...

Fraternal Correction: a Refined Degree of Love

September 6 – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time(Ez 33:7-9; Ps 94; Rom 13:8-10; Mt 18:15-20) The Gospel passage for this Sunday’s Liturgy is found between two excerpts that give it full meaning....

The Secret of Love and the Seed of Eternity

August 30 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time(Jer 20:7-9; Ps 62; Rom 12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27) The Divine Master questioned the Apostles about His identity, to which Peter promptly replied: “You are the...

“Tu es Petrus”

August 23 – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time(Is 22:19-23; Ps 137; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20) Moses, the incomparable prophet, tireless shepherd of Israel, infallible transmitter of divine Revelation and architect of the...

Showing Prejudice… But Towards Whom?

August 16 – 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time(Is 56:1, 6-7; Ps 66; Rom 11:13-15, 29-32; Mt 15:21-28) There is something enigmatic in this Sunday’s Gospel. A Canaanite woman – therefore not Jewish, a pagan...

Jesus Also Casts Us into the Storm!

August 9 – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time(1 Kgs 19:9, 11-13; Ps 84; Rom 9:1-5; Mt 14:22-33) The idea that God saves us in the storms of life is very beautiful, quite common, and...

He Will Never Dismiss Us

August 2 – 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time(Is 55:1-3; Ps 144; Rom 8:35, 37-39; Mt 14:13-21) Wishing to offer rest to the disciples, Our Lord sails across the Sea of Galilee, heading with...

A Transformative Treasure

July 26 – 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12; Ps 118; Rom 8:28-30; Mt 13:44-52) The parables taught by Our Lord constitute an invitation to the Kingdom of Heaven – an...

Divine Patience, Absolute Justice

July 19 – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Wis 12:13,16-19; Ps 85; Rom 8:26-27; Mt 13:24-43) How easy it is to correct with excessive rigour, especially when it comes to someone else’s...

The Magnificent Hierarchy of Creation

July 12 – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Is 55:10-11; Ps 64; Rom 8:18-23; Mt 13:1-23) We live in a society steeped in egalitarian principles. To a greater or lesser degree, we...