Questions on Marriage & Divorce (Gen 2: 18-24; Ps 128: 1-6; Heb 2: 9-11; Mark 10: 2-16) Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction-today’s gospel discusses marriage & divorce.Knofel Staton, in his book ’Check Your Morality’, lists several false ideas about marriage that young people often pick up while growing up (pp. 102–103). Here are several […]
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, 6th October 2024 Read More »
Who will be the residents of Hell/Gehenna? (Num 11: 25-29; Ps 19: 8-14; James 5: 1-6; Mk 9: 38-43, 45, 47-48) Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: It is neither popular nor palatable to preach about hell. In modern times one hardly hears any sermon about going to hell. Many don’t even believe in the
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 29 September 2024 Read More »
To be First be Servant of all (Wis 2: 12, 17-20; Ps 54: 3-8; James 3: 16 – 4: 3; Mk 9: 30-37) Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Why the apostles remained silent? \”They came to Capernaum. When He was in the house, He asked them, ’What were you arguing about on the road?’ But
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 22 September 2024 Read More »
Year B-Taking the Road Less Travelled (Isaiah 50: 5-9a; Ps 116: 1-9; James 2: 14-18; Mark 8: 27-35) Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: What did Jesus mean when He said to take up the cross? What does it mean to \”take up\” or \”bear a cross”? What does the Bible teach about \”cross bearing?\”
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 15 Sept 2024 Read More »
Why the Gradual Healing of the Deaf & the Dumb? (Isaiah 35: 4-7a; Ps 146: 7-10; James 2: 1-5; Mark 7: 31-37) Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: Hearing and speaking are a very important part of our lives and the reason we have two ears and one mouth. It has been said that we
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 8 Sept 2024 Read More »
(1 Kings 19: 4-8; Psalm 34; Ephesians 4: 30 – 5: 2; John 6: 41-51) Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: Sometimes our life feels out of control. There are times when it seems the world is out of control. And that maybe even God is not in control anymore. Maybe we don’t say it,
Dealing with Highs & Lows in Life like Elijah Read More »
Rejuvenating the ‘Defeated’ Church by the Power of the Resurrection (Acts 3: 13-15, 17-19; 1 John 2: 1-5a; Luke 24: 35-48) Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap The disciples had very intense roller-coaster experience of the events since the Palm Sunday leading up to the stories of the Resurrection of Christ. Their faith had been tried
3rd Sunday of Easter, 14th April 2024- Year B Read More »
Divine Mercy Sunday The Doubting Thomas Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: So here we are… One week … after Easter. How has this week been for you? How are you this day, exactly one week after Easter? Is the excitement of Easter still in the air or has it begun to fade? Or
2nd Sunday of Easter- year B, 7th April 2024 Read More »
Can Easter make a difference in our lives? Morning Mass Acts 10: 34a, 37-43; Psalm 118; Col 3: 1-4 (or 1 Cor 5: 6-8); John 20: 1-9 (or Mark 16: 1-7) Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Luke 24 tells us the story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus after the resurrection of
Easter Sunday, Year B, 31st March 2024 Read More »
Palm Sunday Vs Passion Sunday At The Procession with Palms – Mark 11:1-10 or John 12:12-16 (Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Philippians 2:6-11c; Mark 14:1-15:47) Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap We get the name \”Palm” Sunday because as Jesus rode into Jerusalem, the disciples laid down palm fronds on the road ahead of the
Palm Sunday, Year B, March 24, 2024 Read More »