Our first reading takes us into the memory lane of David’s life. His family history is long and complicated; at times it is distasteful and dismal, and other times brilliant and successful. David’s troubles go back to his crimes of adultery and murder in the case of Bathsheba and Uriah. What seemed a smoothly managed […]

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In today’s gospel we see the people of Capernaum recognizing Jesus as a great teacher different from the many other teachers they were used to. His teaching made a deep impression because, unlike the scribes, He taught them with authority. They exclaimed, “Here is a teaching that is new and with authority behind it”. As […]

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Today we celebrate the memorial of Sts. Timothy and Titus, disciples and co-workers of St. Paul. Timothy and Titus were young men of great zeal in the apostolate, young men of deep communion in Christ and warm in personal friendship with Paul and above all passionate in spreading the Gospel. At a tender age, the […]

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We celebrate the conversion of St. Paul – a man who had such a strong hatred of all that Jesus stood for. He had even the audacity to go into houses of Christians and “dragging them out – men and women,” and “handing them over for imprisonment” (Acts 8:3). However, at the hour of reckoning, […]

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It is human to dream of a construction that will carry on the builder’s name for ever. In our first reading we see David wishing to build a temple for the Lord. Most likely, he wanted to build a temple that would keep his name in memory. However, he runs into opposition from the Lord. […]

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In life we relate with one another at different levels. We relate as blood relations or as families, whilst others as professional fraternities, or as mere friends. By and large relations between friends seem to be stronger than any other form of relationship. This can be seen in the commitment and concern for one another. […]

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