
Dear Fellow Disciples, peace.
In today's Gospel, Jesus gives us the heart of our Christian life: Love God with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself. Everything else in the law and the prophets depends on these two commandments.
Discipleship begins with loving God. We are called to place Him at the center of our lives, seeking Him in prayer, celebrating the Eucharist, and trusting His Word.
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Dear Fellow Disciples, peace.
In today's Gospel, Jesus tells us, "Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God" (Matthew 22:21). While a coin bears Caesar's image, we bear the image of God. Our lives, therefore, belong to Him and are meant to reflect His love in the world.
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Dear Fellow Disciples, peace.
In today's Gospel, Jesus compares the Kingdom of God to a wedding feast. The invitation is generous: "Come to the feast." Yet some refuse the invitation because they are too occupied with their own lives and priorities.
This is a powerful image of discipleship. To be a disciple begins by accepting Christ's invitation.
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Dear Fellow Disciples, peace.
In today's Gospel, Jesus tells us the parable of the vineyard. The owner carefully prepares the vineyard and entrusts it to tenants. But when the time comes to give the owner his harvest, the tenants refuse. They want the vineyard for themselves.
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