The Epiphany of the Lord, with the visit of the Magi, was a sign from God that the Messiah hadn’t been sent to save just one nation from its enemies, but all nations from our common enemies: suspicion, greed, corruption, hatred, poverty and every other kind of evil. Vatican II called the Church Lumen Gentium […]

On this feast of the Holy Family, we might want to reflect on what family really means to us. What are its dimensions or limitations, if any? For in God’s Kingdom we know everyone is family, since Jesus taught us to call God ‘Our Father’. With this in mind, let’s pray for all our brothers and sisters, and […]

2000 years ago God came among us as tiny baby born to a poor Middle-Eastern couple who washed Him and wrapped Him in a cloth. We have since wrapped this miraculous gift of God’s self-giving in many layers of our own cultural traditions – trees, lights, tinsel, lavish gifts, sumptuous food and drink. Without these, […]

The name given to the Third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday, which means rejoice. Amidst the various crosses we must carry in our daily lives and the many troubles of our world, the Lord is inviting us to reflect on the many good things we have received, especially the gift of His only begotten […]