Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
Many theologians have noted that Christ is a kind of new Moses, who leads His disciples on a liberating journey, not from the political oppression of Pharaoh, but from the prison of our own ego. Christ came not to advance His own agenda, but the Father’s. He comes not to save Himself, but others. In today’s Gospel, Jesus patiently teaches His disciples that His Kingdom is characterized by the greatness of service.
Read MoreFollowing Christ, not moral law, is what makes us Christian. Morality is a consequence of our relationship with Christ. It is secondary, a response to God who loves us first. Morality often becomes coherent only over time, and within the context of following Our Lord.
Read MoreIn today’s First Reading, we are reminded about the divine origin of the sacred institution of marriage, an institution whose Christian assumptions are severely challenged in our society. Many today don’t see man and woman divinely created to complete and complement one another, neither do they think that human beings are the summit of God’s creation nor that only woman is a suitable partner for man and man for woman.
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