Luke 21:5-19 – Fr. Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau Luke wrote his Gospel around the year 85 AD. In the fifty years that passed since the death and resurrection of Jesus, there were wars, political revolutions, catastrophes and the…
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BETWEEN FEAR AND ILLUSIONS, ONLY ONE HOPE – 10th November 2019, 32nd Sunday In Ordinary Time
Luke 20:27-38 – Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau While the Pharisees believed in the resurrection, the Sadducees declared themselves skeptics since the Torah did not speak about resurrection. Moreover, with the money at their disposal, they were able…
LOVING THE SINNER – 2nd November 2019, 31st Sunday of the Year
Luke 19:1-10 – Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau In today’s passage, it is Zacchaeus – a publican, considered to be evil by all – who is in search of Jesus. By a strange twist of fate the name…
THE INCONSISTENCY OF THE MERIT CERTIFICATE BEFORE GOD – 27th October 2019, 30th Sunday In Ordinary Time
Luke 18:9-14 – Fr. Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau In the outset, we dislike the hypocritical, disagreeable, proud and presumptuous Pharisee. Our sympathies are all for the publican who, poor guy, did something wrong but has a golden heart.
AT TIMES IT IS EASY TO LOSE ONE’S FAITH – 20th October 2019, 29th Sunday In Ordinary Time (C)
Luke 18:1-8 – Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau The readings today help us to reflect on prayer. Why are we invited to turn to him with insistence? What is the meaning of prayer? To these questions Jesus responds today…
FROM HEALING TO FAITH – 13th October 2019, 28th Sunday In Ordinary Time (C)
GOSPEL: LUKE 17:11-19 – Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau We can run the risk of reducing the message of today’s Gospel to a lesson of good manners, to remember to say thank you to those who help us. Ten lepers of…
MERITS ARE PURE GRACE – 6th October 2019, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
Luke 17:5-10 – Fr. Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications Macau Jesus narrates the parable of the slave that leaves us a bit bitter and disillusioned. After a hard day’s work, the slave returns home very tired. The master, instead of…
ADMINISTRATORS ONLY, NOT OWNERS – 22nd September 2019, 25th Sunday In Ordinary Time
LUKE 16:1-13 – Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications Macau A steward is accused before the big landowner of malpractices. The master has him called and tells him what he heard about him. The facts are so clear. So he…
DISCIPLESHIP IS A DEMANDING PROPOSITION – 8TH September 2019, 23rd Sunday In Ordinary Time
Luke 14:25-33 – Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau Jesus makes three very hard requests that end with the same severe refrain: cannot be my disciple! Luke wants to address these words of Jesus to the many converts of…
THE PROPHETS SHARE A UNIQUE FATE – 18 August 2019, 20th Sunday In Ordinary Time (C)
– LUKE 12:49-57 – Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau What is the fire that Jesus came to bring on earth (v. 49)? Why does he say of not coming to bring peace, but rather division (v. 51)? Today’s…