A priest who loved poverty
( This year, being the year of priests, i plan to pen a few articles on priests or priesthood and here i present my second article. I am extremely happy to write something about someone who has played a significant role in my life. For me he is still alive and continue to inspire me...
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Lent Reflection (2)
Lent: a time to let go and let live!
The readings of the second Friday of Lent remind us of our sinful activities and give us guidelines of how to begin a new life. The first reading invitees each one of us to say goodbye to our sinful life and begin a new life. One the other hand, the Gospel is more concrete as it says, reconcile with your brothers and sisters and do not call anyone fool. A close glance of these two readings will us that the first reading is theoretical and the Gospel is practical. We might even just say, one gives theory of what to do and the other gives practical implementation.
The readings of the second Friday of Lent remind us of our sinful activities and give us guidelines of how to begin a new life. The first reading invitees each one of us to say goodbye to our sinful life and begin a new life. One the other hand, the Gospel is more concrete as it says, reconcile with your brothers and sisters and do not call anyone fool. A close glance of these two readings will us that the first reading is theoretical and the Gospel is practical. We might even just say, one gives theory of what to do and the other gives practical implementation.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Lent reflection (1)
The Liturgical season Lent has just begun with Ash Wednesday. The ashes which are placed on our foreheads by the priest remind us that Lent is a season of repentance. Lent also reminds us that Jesus Christ loves us unconditionally. Therefore I would prefer to describe Lent as a joyful season.
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