How can you be complete?
“Be perfect just as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48). In theory, this can be affirming to perfectionists. It can validate their desire to get everything right –... Read more
How do we read Scripture?
Pope Francis invites us to dedicate the third Sunday in Ordinary Time to the Word of God. Accompanied by today’s Gospel, let us try to see how we can... Read more
Narrow Gate (21st Sunday in Ordinary Time)
“Will only a few people be saved?” If you read Jesus’ reply more carefully, you will see that he does not really give a definite answer to the question.... Read more
Dancing With God (Trinity Sunday)
What does it mean to be in a relationship? I wish there were a simple formula we could follow when we enter into a relationship. But to be in... Read more
Why Wounds? (An Easter Reflection)
Can we see that though Easter does not take away pain, Easter does light the path to something beyond it? If we can take even the first tentative step... Read more
Will We Always Have Second Chances? (3rd Sunday of Lent)
Does this mean that God’s mercy has its limits? Does this mean that while our God is a God of second chances and maybe third chances, he is not... Read more
When Is It Enough? (Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time)
There are many ways to read the Word of God. A dangerous way would be to read Scripture literally. “From the person who takes your cloak, do not withhold... Read more
What Oppresses You? (3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
The words spoken by Jesus in our Gospel today are not just for those rotting away in jail cells and not just for those who have lost their eyesight... Read more