Reflections of Caritas

Dear friends,

We live in the world with moments of conflicts, injury and pain. In this context , Peter's question and Jesus' response speaks to us.

In this gospel text, Jesus takes the teaching of forgiveness to a practical level. Peter asked a theoretical question;  How many times must I forgive my brother?" Jesus answered him in the most practical way, " Seventy seven times". Christ' s response simply reminds us that forgiveness does not have limits. We must forgive all, always and forever. If we are still counting how many times we have forgiven someone, we are not really forgiving them at all, but simply postponing revenge.

So Jesus is telling Peter and us today that there is to be no end to forgiveness.

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THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A

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Gospel: John 14:15-21

Dear friends,

As we approach the feast of the Pentecost, the church invites us to celebrate the coming of the advocate. Jesus promises us the Holy Spirit, the advocate. However, He gives a condition for receiving the advocate;" If you love me you will keep my commandments and I will not leave you orphans!!!!

At some point in life, we all want or even need to hear these words. They speak directly to some of our greatest fears and challenges; abandonment, isolation, loneliness. They remind us that we are not destined to walk this earth without an identity or direction. We do not stand alone!!!!

To be sure there are seasons of life, moments, when the transitions, changes and tragedies can leave us feeling as orphans. Whether spoken or unspoken the questions begin; After this lockdown of Covid-19, what will I do now? What happens next? Who will stand by my side? What will become of me? These are the orphan's questions. Indeed, any one who has ever loved and lost a spouse, a child, or a friend knows these orphans questions.

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John 10:1- 10

Dear friends,

Today we celebrate the Good Shepherd Sunday.
In the Gospel Jesus says is the good Shepherd. He saying so because He is the one who defends us, takes care of us, makes us feel secure, never loses us, and He even lays down his life so that we may have life to the full.

This is the challenge Jesus poses to each one of us; parents, mothers, fathers, family heads, guardians, church leaders, government, Caritas for children members etc.

As Jesus looks at the world today, he sees a world that is in a leadership Crisis . A world that is Shepherd-less. A society in economic Crisis, political unrest, wars, social decay and the global epidemic of Corona Virus. However, some of our leaders have left us down! When we look around in this time of Crisis; we wonder, where the good Shepherd are?

Where are our good leaders?

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