DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Genuine Love: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminded His disciples to give alms, pray and fast with a genuine love for God, and not for one’s self-glory. As we begin our Lenten season today, let us pray for a renewed desire to love God more deeply. Ponder on,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Divine “Rewards”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus assured His apostles that those who preach and witness His Gospel faithfully, will be “rewarded a hundred times over.” Ponder on, “Do I continue to love God unconditionally, in spite of the pains and challenging sacrifices, in witnessing the Gospel of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Material Wealth – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the good man who obeyed God’s Commandments wanted to gain eternal life. However, being too attached to his material wealth, he could not give them up to follow Jesus. Ponder on, “Do we have attachments to material things that hinder…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Truth of Self – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminded His disciples to be more aware of the truth about themselves, as all are sinners. Ponder on, “We have the tendency to be critical and negative in our judgment about others, when we ourselves are guilty of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Children – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims a special preferential love for children as they are innocent, vulnerable and open to God’s abundant blessings and Truth of Salvation. Ponder on, “Children reflects very beautifully the image of God’s Presence; we are called to cultivate their…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Sanctity of Marriage: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees tested Jesus by citing that the Law of Moses allows divorce in marriage. Ponder on, “Jesus clearly objected to divorce in marriage. He instituted marriage as a Sacrament that upholds the sanctity of the covenantal bond between the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Live the Gospel: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminded His apostles, to live the virtues of the Gospel at all times. Their true self-worth as “salt” of the earth is to serve and sow His Peace, from the Good News to everyone. Ponder on, “When we live…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Unity - Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus assured John the apostle, “Anyone who is not against us is for us.” Ponder on, “Do we relate to and judge non-Catholics and others, and those whom we dislike harshly? We are each called to promote unity and draw…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Peter’s Faith: In today’s Gospel, Peter’s Spirit-filled faith led him to profess that Jesus is the “Son of the Living God!” This confirmed for Jesus that he would be chosen as the head (the “rock”) of the Church. Ponder on, “We are blessed to have Pope…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Power of Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus expelled the destructive demon who possessed the man’s son, after he professed his firm faith in Him. Ponder on, “Jesus assures us that ‘nothing is impossible to God when we have faith in Him. Is our faith in Jesus…