Daily Catholic Reflection: Thursday, August 1, 2024, Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

Jer 18:1-6

Ps 146:1B-2, 3-4, 5-6AB

Mt13:47-53                     Full Readings

Saint Alphonsus Liguori

The Last Judgement

Today's Gospel gives us another image of how the kingdom of God is like. Jesus says that it is like the dragnet which is cast into the sea and catches every kind of fish and then after the fishermen choose the best and throw the rest. This is how it will be at the end of the time when God's Angels will separate the good from the bad, putting the good into the kingdom of God and the bad into everlasting fire.

Daily Catholic Reflection: Wednesday, July 31, 2024, Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest

Jer 15:10, 16-21

Ps 59:2-3, 4, 10-11, 17, 18

Mt 13:44-46                     Full Readings

Saint Ignatius of Loyola

The Hidden Treasure and The Pearl of Great Price

Jesus, the great teacher, uses these two images today to explain and make us understand the Kingdom of God in simple and easy language. He says: "The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the Kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it."

Daily Catholic Reflection: Friday, July 26, 2024, Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary

JER 3:14-17

Ps JER 31:10, 11-12ABCD, 13

MT 13:18-23                     Full Readings

Saint Joachim and Anne

Which Type of Christian Are You?

Today's Gospel presents to us the image of a Sower who went to sow. Some seeds fell on the path and were pecked by the birds, some on the rocky ground and were scorched by the sun, some in the thorns and withered because of lack of roots and others on good soil and brought forth a hundredfold. Surprisingly, Jesus meant how we receive the word of God and how we allow it to bear fruit in our lives. These four types of soil represent four types of hearts that Christians have in relation to how we receive the word of God. What type of the heart do you have in relation to receiving and growing of the word of God?