KAALAGAD Katipunang Kristiyano is a “Fellowship of Fellow Servants”. A group of Christians united in their striving for social justice and equity in the Philippines. I am a contributing writer.
KAALAGAD Gospel Reflection – Matthew 10: 16-33 16 “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. 17 Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, 18 and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them...
KAALAGAD Gospel Reflection – Matthew 17:1-9 1After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. 4Peter said to Jesus, “LORD, it...
KAALAGAD Gospel Reflection – Luke 21:5-19 5 Then, as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and donations, He said, 6 “These things which you see—the days will come in which not one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down.” 7 So they asked Him, saying, “Teacher, but when will these things be? And what...
KAALAGAD Gospel Reflection – Holy Family Sunday. Luke 2:41-52 41 Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. 42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. 43 After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it...
KAALAGAD Gospel Reflection – Luke 10:38-42 38As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the LORD’s feet listening to what he said. 40But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “LORD, don’t you care that my...
KAALAGAD Gospel Reflection – Mark 10: 13-30 the children 13 People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 Truly I tell you...
Mark 1: 29-39 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark presents Jesus as the MessiahThe Messiah crucifiedWho by his suffering and death would redeem humankindAnd so fulfil the Plan of the FatherThis Jesus is acknowledged as the Son of GodBy the Spirit in the form of a dove following his baptism in the river JordanBy the demon expelled by Jesus in the synagogue at CapernaumBy the Centurion as Jesus...
KAALAGAD Gospel Reflection – October 11th 2020 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 22:1-14 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. Again he sent...