This reflection was prompted by the Sunday Gospel reading (Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21) addressed to Theophilus (which means “Lover of God”and also “Beloved by God”) .
2018 was the year I lost two friends from high school, virtually one after the other. As in the case of most high school friends, we’ve lost touch over the years for different reasons—one because he moved to California many years ago, the other because he switched religion and maybe decided to keep away.
Here’s our one-minute Gospel reflection on the Baptism of the Lord (Luke 3:15-16; 21-22)…
Feel free to share your thoughts, questions, and prayers below.
We are happy to announce that PINS OF LIGHT will undergo some sort of makeover. For over a decade now, this bible blog, which first started in late 2007, has been sharing Sunday homilies and Gospel reflections, apart from online recollections for Advent and especially for Lent.
What better way to prepare for Christmas than an online Advent recollection?
Take some time out before Christmas this year and join us for: AN INTRUSION OF ANGELS.
This homily is based on Mark 10:17-30.
One may come away reading today’s Gospel with the sinking feeling that the Lord makes too many demands. Here we meet a rich young man who desires to be good. He runs up to Jesus and asks eagerly: “What must I do to inherit eternal life?”
