When Jesus founded the Church, he gave it authority. “Peter you are the rock and on this rock I will build my Church… whatever binds on earth is bound in heaven, and whatever is loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven” (Matthew 16:18-19) In this world, there is only one authority and that is…
Category: Gospel of St. Matthew
God’s Mysterious Ways
Matthew 11:2-11 One of the hardest of most human activities is to wait. All of us are waiting for something or someone in life: We are all waiting. In the Gospel of Matthew, John was waiting for Jesus. Yet, because God’s ways are not man’s ways, he sent his disciples to ask Jesus, “Are you…
Burden Free
Matthew 11:28-30 How many of us, from time to time, complain that we are tired of life already? Never-ending problems, always in debt, a sickness that won’t get healed, a loved one who has gone astray, a broken relationship, nothing is happening to a person we are helping, too many battles in life, or maybe…
God is Victorious
When people find out that I am involved with the ministry of deliverance and exorcism the typical question is – “Isn’t it scary?” This too was the very question I asked when they were asking me to help. The answer I got then, is the very answer that I too give after about 2 years…
Thanking God for People
Matthew 5:13-16 Every single time it is quiet and there is a time to reflect, one of the things that I do is to thank God for various people in my life. This is what St. Matthew’s Gospel invites all Christians to do: with your good works, you give God greater glory. Three reflections of…
God is a Promise Keeper
Matthew 1:1-17 When Adam and Eve sinned, the very first promise of God was the Messiah. In the Gospel of Matthew, there is a genealogy of all the ascendants of Jesus: From Abraham to David, 14 generations. From David to Babylonian Exile, another 14 generations. Finally, Babylonian exile to the Messiah another 14 generations. This…
Living Forever
Matthew 25: 31-46 Two very good friends made a promise to each other that if one goes ahead, the other would send a sign that she is okay in the next life. Many years later one of the two friends passed away. Many days after the burial, the one who was left was thinking of…
God’s Calling
Matthew 9:9 We have a saying, “Do not judge a book by its cover.” We see a person with fine clothes, a nice car, and materially rich, we think he is okay and happy. Hence it is the desire to become rich. How many of us tell ourselves that “If I win the lotto, it…
Possessions and Eternal Life
Matthew 16: 13-19 When we see someone who is rich, we feel that the person is blessed. He has found favor with God and that is why all the blessings occur. Further, he always connotes material blessings with happiness. That too was the thinking of the Jews during the time of Jesus: material possessions equal…
The Power of Prayer
Matthew 7: 9-11 Whenever we see a friend who has lost a lot of weight, created a booming business, or has had a health-related recovery, we often say, “teach me how you did it.” “Teach us how to pray,” were the words of the Apostles to Jesus. They must have seen how powerful and significant…
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