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Forgiveness is a Journey, not a One Time Event. Sir 27:30—28:7; Rom 14:7-9; Mt 18:21-35 Fr Nelson Lobo OFM cap Story of The Fall of Troy-A Trojan horse sits just outside the gate of your heart. Its name is anger, resentment, and bitterness. It is a monument to every attack you have endured from your […]

Prayer Partners  Ezekiel 33: 7-9; Romans 13: 8-10; Matthew 18: 15-20 Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: God tells Ezekiel in the first reading to tell the wicked man, that he may be converted from his ways otherwise he shall die in his iniquity. St. Paul tells us in the second reading that we should

Understanding the Cost of Discipleship Jer 20: 7-9: Rom 12: 1-2; Mat 16: 21-27 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: Everybody wants to go to Heaven but not many are willing to pay the price to get there. Just “desiring” or “wanting” to be like Jesus and to be with Jesus aren’t enough. There is

WHO IS JESUS TO YOU? Isaiah 22:19-23; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20 Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Although Jesus Christ did not come to please people like the politicians; we find Jesus in Mat 16:13 taking a poll amongst His disciples. At this point in Jesus ministry, the news of His preaching and miracles had spread

\”My House will be called a House of Prayer for all Nations.” Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; Rom 11:13-15, 29-32; Mt 15:21-28 Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap FIRST READING: R. Scott Richards wrote in his book, “Myths the World Taught Me” that every one of us starts life as a little savage, selfish and self-centered. We want

Peace in times of Fear & Depression 1 Kings 19:9A, 11-13A: Rom 9:1-5; Mat 14:22-33 Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap FIRST READING:   Depression is very real part of life for many people. It is a very real problem. Depression is marked by a sense of being pressed down, weighed down, or burdened, which affects a

Seeking Wisdom, Surrendering to God, Finding the Treasure/Pearl Green, Psalter Week -1 Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap 1st Reading: (1Kings 3:5, 7-12)- Solomon could have asked for riches, but rather he asked for the ability to fulfil his God given calling – to be a fair and just ruler in Israel. Solomon wanted the things

WHY PARABLES? WHY DARNEL? WHY MUSTARD SEED? WHY LEAVEN? Wis 12:13, 16-19; Rom 8: 26-27; Mt. 13: 24-43 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Why Jesus used parables in his teaching & preaching? Parables were stories that Jesus told to describe spiritual truths & realities people would have never seen or would never see. No one

The Parable of The Sower, The Seed and The Soils Isaiah 55:10-11; Romans 8: 18-23; Mt. 13:1-9 Green, Psalter Week III Fr Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: The first recorded parable of Jesus most probably was “The Parable of the Sower and the seed”. It is a foundation parable of the Kingdom of God. Interpretations

COME TO ME AND REST Year A-Green, Psalter Week II Zech 9:9-10; Rom 8:9, 11-13; Mt 11:25-30 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap STORY: One of the classic films of 1987 was The Mission. In it, a soldier, Captain Mendoza, kills his brother in a feud over a woman they both love. Afterward, desperately depressed and