by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Apr 26, 2025 | A friendly word
Every year, on the Second Sunday of Easter, we read the passage from the Gospel according to John that recounts the two appearances of Jesus to his disciples in Jerusalem. One detail of the account of the two apparitions of Jesus is the date on which they occur. One...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Apr 6, 2025 | A friendly word, News
Archbishop Mario Alberto Molina, O.A.R., Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango – Totonicapán, offers this commentary on the Gospel of the Fifth Sunday of Lent (April 6, 2025, Cycle C), in which he reflects on the scandal of...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Mar 30, 2025 | A friendly word
The parable we heard this Fourth Sunday of Lent is one of Jesus’ best. It can be interpreted from the perspective of each of the three main characters. Traditionally it is known as the parable “of the prodigal son or wasteful son”, but it can also be...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Mar 22, 2025 | A friendly word
Today’s Gospel passage seems strange for a Lenten Sunday, for it does not seem to focus our attention on Jesus. Its first part is found only in St. Luke; the parable of the second part is found in some form in the other Gospels. In the first part, we are told...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Mar 15, 2025 | A friendly word
On the second Sunday of Lent, every year, the Church invites us to contemplate the scene of the transfiguration of Jesus. It is an episode that occurs during the time of his mortal life before his passion and death, but in which he manifests himself with the glory...
