What did Jesus mean by saying we are unprofitable servants? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.In what area of your life do you need more faith? Can you think of humanly impossible things that have happened through God’s power? How would Jesus want to purify your heart, that you may serve him with greater selflessness?
Discovering deeper levels of joy - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What are those moments in your faith journey that allowed you to discover new levels of joy? What is the greater joy that Jesus wants to open up for you now? In what aspects would you describe yourself as humble and teachable? Are there other aspects in which you are not so childlike?
Why did Jesus rebuked the cities He visited? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What are some of the signs and graces that God has given you in recent times? How have you taken advantage of those for your spiritual growth? Is it a temptation for you to reject a message that comes from the Lord because of the imperfection of the message-bearers? Why would Jesus want to still use those messengers, even when their human weakness could pose a challenge?
On humility and personal dignity - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.How does pride manifest itself in your life? In what concrete ways is Jesus inviting you to be like a child, and walk humbly with him?
Why did Jesus place such demands on those He called? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Which of the three challenges of Jesus speaks to your situation? How would the Lord want you to see your calling to be his disciple in relation to other commitments?
Jesus as a model of fortitude - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What do you find especially inspiring in Christ’s strength of character? In which situations would the Lord invite you to be more patient? In which situations would He invite you to be more assertive and resolute?
Can anything good come from Nazareth? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Is your view of the world highly critical and negative? Why is that? What would Jesus praise in you, if you happened to be in Nathanael’s place? What is the Lord’s outlook on the world like? Who are the good messengers that Christ has placed in your path, to guide you and protect you?
The parable of the rich man and poor Lazarus - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Does this parable help you identify something that Jesus wants you to address in your life? Can you verify that the separation between light and darkness starts in this life, at times even inside your own heart? Why does Jesus defend the sufficiency of faith?
Understanding the significance of the cross - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Are there areas of faith or areas of your heart in which you don’t want to enter? Why would Jesus want you to learn about the wisdom of the cross? What is his purpose in teaching you about it?
Why doesn’t God change things more forcefully? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Do you recognize in our world the signs of the same impatience Christ had to deal with? Why did God choose to do things the way He did? How are you faring with God’s patience, with the fact that He will give you the light you need, but won’t immediately remove the obstacles you find around you and inside of you?
The ambivalence of the human heart - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Why do you think Herod wanted to see Jesus? In what sense do you think Herod was and wasn’t free? How do you see yourself reflected in the ambivalence of Herod’s soul?
The careful formation of the disciples - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Do you see this dynamic at work in your own life? Who were your mentors and guides? How have you been formed and sent? What is Jesus showing you through these lines of the gospel?
Bonds arising from new life in Christ - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Is Jesus inviting you to assert the precedence of his calling in an area in which that precedence is challenged by others? How can you tell whether you follow some lifeless principles, or the living Law that is the person of Jesus?
Why are we asked not to hide our faith? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.In what situations are you tempted to hide the light? And how could you shine your light before others? Have you noticed in your own experience that virtuous cycle, of being receptive to God’s word, sharing it, and growing from it?
Why did Jesus praise the dishonest steward? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What lessons in shrewdness can you learn from the steward? How is someone’s life different, depending on whether they adore wealth or they use it?
What could get us spiritually stuck? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What type of soil are you? When you receive some direction from the Lord, what is the outcome? Is something keeping those graces from bearing fruit?
The possibility of living for God as a new reality established by Christ - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Has something new been enabled in your life, or in people around you, because of Christ’s proclamation? What has the Lord provided for you through the presence of consecrated people in your life?
Why repentance is different from shame - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Have you experienced the difference between shame and contrition? In what situations would Jesus challenge your pride, and invite you to have a truer view of the big picture? How would Jesus want you to express your love for him and for others?
God’s case against fallen humanity - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.Have you been tempted to find fault with God’s ways? Why do you think God may have emphasized one side of the coin or the other, in your own case? What was key for you to recognize his ways in your life?
Miracles that go beyond natural outcomes - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.What traits of the heart of Jesus do you perceive in this account? Can you think of an instance of a spiritual resurrection? What is the Lord trying to convey to you through these miracles?
Raffaele Storino MacKinnon
Greetings from Scotland. Many thanks for these series podcast. I hear them every day. They are s great complement for what I already hear in my parish (St. Sylvester's, Elgin). I think the man who talks, as I am, is a Spanish speaker. Saludos y bendiciones Raffaele Storino