Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
We each have a task, like the servants in the parable. When the Lord returns, He will call each of us to give an account of what we have done. The faithful will be rewarded; the lax will be punished. So, we must be diligent in fulfilling the task that the Lord has given to us: to proclaim the Gospel of Life.
Read MoreCatholics – whether clerics or members of the lay faithful – especially those active in the pro-life movement, must be careful to avoid the mistake of the scribes in today’s Gospel. We can be stubborn, not surrendering our hearts and egos to God but smugly using our position, knowledge, passion, and rightness on certain issues to draw attention and honour to ourselves.
Read MoreWe are called today to place our priorities in right order. Solomon chose wisdom; the merchant, the pearl. When faced with difficult questions, we too must decide what is of greatest value, and abandon everything else.
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