DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Vigilance and Fidelity - Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that they need to live their faith with great vigilance and deep fidelity. The Second Coming of Christ can come at any time. Ponder on, “Do we live our faith superficially or with vigilance…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Coming of the Kingdom”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cautions the Pharisees that the time of the “Coming of God’s Kingdom” will be unexpected. Ponder on, “Do we live our faith daily with vigilance, authenticity, asking God for His Mercy for our sins, and renewing our love…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Gratitude to God”: In today’s Gospel episode, Jesus cured ten lepers, but only the Samaritan, a non-Jew returned to thank Jesus; the others took the healing for granted. Ponder on, “Do we thank God each day? How do we show our gratitude to God for His Merciful…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Sacred Space” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus was furious at the money changers who were cheating in the sacred space of the Temple. The Church where we gather as a community of believers is consecrated for the worship of God, and Jesus is Physically Present…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Forgiveness” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds His disciples always to forgive those who have wronged us. Jesus added that even if our faith is the “size of a mustard seed,” God will never fail to give us the strength and wisdom to live His…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Generosity” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed through the Parable of the “Widow’s Mite” that true “generosity” is measured by the extent to which one is willing to share, in proportion to the total wealth one possesses. Ponder on, “How grateful are we to God and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Integrity – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to His disciples to have “integrity” in all “small and big” things in life. For this Jesus cautioned that the attractions of “money” can develop into greed and eventually becoming a slave to it. Sadly, this can destroy…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Living the Faith”: In today’s Gospel, using the Parable of the “Astute Steward” Jesus reminds His disciples to live our faith with “astuteness”, but always with a sincerity of doing God’s Will. Ponder on, “Do we live our faith authentically or do we justify our evil…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Sinners – “lost sheep”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that every sinner or “lost sheep” is precious to God, who is the “Good Shepherd.” Ponder on, “Do we keep our ‘distance’ and judge ‘sinners’ negatively? If so, are we being self-righteous? How is the Spirit prompting…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Good Intentions” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that if “we intend to build a tower . . . we need to ensure that we can complete it.” Similarly, while we have good intentions to do good, love others and live God’s Will, what truly…