by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Nov 23, 2024 | A friendly word
On this last Sunday of Ordinary Time we celebrate the Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. This Solemnity was formerly celebrated on the Sunday before All Saints’ Day to signify that the reign of Christ brings about the sanctification of...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Nov 2, 2024 | A friendly word
Today’s Gospel presents a series of features that should be highlighted. It is an encounter between Jesus and a teacher of the law, but it is not a polemical encounter or one motivated by bad intentions on the part of the Pharisee, but a friendly encounter, in...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Oct 18, 2024 | A friendly word
The brief passage we hear this Sunday as the first reading is an excerpt from a lengthy testimony that the prophet Isaiah offers about the Servant of the Lord. This entire passage is proclaimed as the first reading in the Good Friday liturgy, which gives us an...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Oct 5, 2024 | A friendly word
The Gospel passage and the first reading of this Sunday indicate that the theme of our reflection should be marriage and the family. A subject of utmost importance to which these few lines will do no justice. I will make a simple statement of the points of Catholic...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Sep 28, 2024 | A friendly word
This Sunday’s Gospel presents a series of sentences of Jesus, loosely connected to each other, but individually understandable. The first is understood in a context of harassment and persecution already faced by Jesus. The apostle John comments to Jesus that...
