Listen here: https://anchor.fm/simplediakonia/episodes/Lenten-Reflection-Day-13-Luke-636-er90vg “Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.” (Luke 6:36-RSV) Reflection Many of us have been fasting unaware before Lent. We have been on the fasting from mercy. The waitress forgot our order; we immediately complain about… Read More ›
Luke
Invitation
There are two actions when responding to an invitation. We can either accept it or reject it. I realize that some people may say that there is also the “maybe” or “tentative” response. At the end, however, you either go… Read More ›
He Departed From Him For A Time
Reading today’s Gospel (Luke 4:1-13) my attention was drawn to the last sentence: “When the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from him for a time.” In the past, I had not really paid attention to these words, but… Read More ›
The Holy Family
Reading I – Sirach 3:2-6,12-14 Responsorial Psalm – 128:1-2,3,4-5 Reading II – Colossians 3:12-21 Reading III – Luke 2:22-40 In his Letter to Families in 1994, Pope John Paul II eloquently expressed that of the many paths we walk: “the… Read More ›
