(Wednesday of the 18th Week in the Ordinary Time, Matthew 15:21-28)

[Matthew 13:54-58, Friday of the 17th Week in the Ordinary Time]

Blaming but trusting God. [John 11:19-27, Memorial of Sts. Martha, Mary & Lazarus]

We have more to give than what we thought. Two reasons for not giving: I do not have enough and there are others more capable of giving. [John 6:1-15, 17th Sunday in the Ordinary Time]

Chaos has its purpose. [Matthew 10:34-11:1, Monday of the 15th Week in the Ordinart Time]

The disciples were instructed not to bring provisions for themselves. It means that the people have a part to do. Mark 6:7-13, 15th Sunday in the Ordinary Time]

Jesus prescribes to his disciples a kind of discipline we see from the metaphors of sheep, snake and dove. [Matthew 10:16-23, Friday of the 14th Week in the Ordinary Time]

Jesus commanded his disciples to go out of themselves to liberate others from the slavery of physical and spiritual sickness. [Matthew 10:7-15, Thursday of the 14th Week in the Ordinary Time]

The mourners in the official's house have to be asked to go out. Jesus did not need them. [Monday of the 14th Week in the Ordinary Time]

"Is he not a carpenter?" means your faith has nothing to do with your job. That is the problem with the people in Jesus' native place. The challenge of the Gospel therefore is to make sure that the creed we profess should manifest in the way we conduct our lives. [Mark 6:1-6, 14th Sunday in the Ordinary Time B]