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Magdala English Magdala is a beautiful place people can visit for prayer, worship, learning, and spiritual growth.
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The hometown of Mary Magdalene already provides pilgrims an authentic location to walk where Jesus taught and to connect with the first century life of Jesus’ followers. Magdala is a unique Holy Land site with a first century town where the Jewish residents gathered in a synagogue where Jesus visited and taught. It is home to the beautiful Duc In Altum, which provides a place for worship, mass, and prayer.

REFLECTION OF THE DAY: IT IS YOUR LOVE THAT GIVES ME MEANING IN MY LIFE.Luke 6:1-5 “Why are you doing what is unlawful o...
05/09/2026

REFLECTION OF THE DAY: IT IS YOUR LOVE THAT GIVES ME MEANING IN MY LIFE.

Luke 6:1-5 “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

For Jesus, nothing is forbidden: “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” This was simply a concept the Pharisees never wanted to understand. For Jesus, everything is possible.

When the Pharisees confronted Jesus, they believed they were fulfilling the law. However, it was an unjust and rigid law that failed to see what was happening around each situation. And this continues to happen today. We can be strict about following the law when it is convenient for us, leaving no room to listen to reason. This is how many injustices have been committed, beginning with Christ Himself, who was nailed to a cross.

The practice of the law can become inconsistent. One thing is said and another is done. We lose the sensitivity that makes us human, the sensitivity that gives meaning to our lives, and we find reasons to justify actions that benefit only a few. What does Jesus leave us with His new commandment? Do you remember? Jesus leaves us love. And when faced with the law, love is pushed aside when we fail to let it touch our hearts, and we end up committing many injustices without reason.

Let us take the attitude of the Pharisee as an example of what not to follow. Let us not imitate him, because it will leave us with a broken heart. Instead, let us embrace the attitude of Jesus.

Let us remove pride, resentment, and everything that brings negative memories of something that could have been good from our lives. Let us learn to make objective judgments without offending others, so that we can draw closer to God and give thanks for the blessings He gives us each day, beginning with His Son, Jesus Christ. May our lives be filled with a sense of unity and forgiveness toward one another, guided by the spirit of love that God has given us through the presence of Christ in our lives.

Today’s Purpose: May I always have the courage to speak the truth, and may Jesus be the example I choose to follow so that I may live with love.

05/09/2026

What’s the best trick or ploy or resource to help the world to recognize God’s immense love?
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05/09/2026

Helping overcome divisiveness?
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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa Launches “Within Your Gates,”
An Academic Forum Dedicated To A Better Future For All
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Within Your Gates
The Forum for the Universal Vocation of Jerusalem
A forum for applied interdisciplinary research and outreach — rooted in the realities of Jerusalem — convening scholars, faith and civic leaders across traditions to serve the common good of the Holy City.
https://withinyourgates.org/

God bless you!







REFLECTION OF THE DAY: MAY YOUR LOVE HELP ME BECOME BETTER.Luke 5:33-39 “No one tears a piece from a new garment to patc...
04/09/2026

REFLECTION OF THE DAY: MAY YOUR LOVE HELP ME BECOME BETTER.

Luke 5:33-39 “No one tears a piece from a new garment to patch an old one.”

What happens if you have a new dress, suit, or piece of clothing and you cut it up to patch an old garment? You would probably ruin both.

With the coming of Jesus, everything changed. He is the new voice, the new vision of God, the new word of love. Jesus comes in the name of God as the Redeemer. He comes to heal what is wrong, to repair what is broken, and to bring us peace, love, and forgiveness. He invites us to make a commitment to Him. We leave behind what is broken, what is unhealthy, and what hurts us, placing it out of our reach. We begin a new journey, one that gives us hope, helps us move forward, and brings salvation with it.

Jesus has come to give His life for ours, to mend us because we are broken.

Pope Francis tells us: “Jesus said: ‘I have not come to abolish the law, but to bring it to fulfillment.’ And the fulfillment of the law, for example, is found in the Beatitudes, the law of love, total love, just as He, Jesus, loved us.” (Santa Marta Homily, September 5, 2014) And it is true! He comes to bless us with His love and wants us to learn to love others just as He loves us. It is a great commitment, one that is worth making if in return we have the hope of the resurrection, the Father’s house, and the love of God.

We have to place our lives on a scale and look back to determine whether we are on the right path, whether we have loved enough, forgiven enough, and carried peace with us wherever we have gone. We must evaluate whether our acts of mercy have been sincere and joyful, whether our forgiveness has been enough, whether our love has been enough. And if we realize that we have not listened to the voice of Jesus or accepted His invitation to become better human beings, we still have time to mend our faults, yes.

We can begin by forgiving those who have asked us for forgiveness, making our commitment to love one of forgiveness. We must take the time to reflect and approach the person we have offended to ask for their forgiveness, even if we believe it was not our fault.

Jesus asked for our forgiveness on the cross before He died, and we must imitate Him. Let us mend our lives today, placing our faith in the eyes of God, so that we may live in harmony with others through the peace and love of God.

Today’s Purpose: I want to follow in the footsteps of Christ so that I may walk with confidence, knowing that His love lives in my heart and helps me remedy all that is wrong within me.

04/09/2026

Can you wait for the sun to come? Somebody else will shine perfect light to judge us!
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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa Launches “Within Your Gates,”
An Academic Forum Dedicated To A Better Future For All
https://www.lpj.org/en/news/cardinal-pierbattista-pizzaballa-launches-within-your-gates

Within Your Gates
The Forum for the Universal Vocation of Jerusalem
A forum for applied interdisciplinary research and outreach — rooted in the realities of Jerusalem — convening scholars, faith and civic leaders across traditions to serve the common good of the Holy City.
https://withinyourgates.org/

God bless you!







REFLECTION OF THE DAY: I WANT TO BE A BEARER OF GOD'S LOVE.Luke 5:1-11 “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catchi...
03/09/2026

REFLECTION OF THE DAY: I WANT TO BE A BEARER OF GOD'S LOVE.

Luke 5:1-11 “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”

Can you hear the voice of your Teacher? Do you hear the voice of Christ? Are you attentive and ready to experience a profound encounter with Jesus? Because that “do not be afraid” is addressed to you, yes, and to me.

Jesus calls us to be fishers of men, and by doing so, He invites us to follow Him, to imitate Him, to be like Him when it comes to forgiving, loving, and trusting. It is Jesus who encourages the fishermen by stepping into their boat with the confidence that the catch that day would be plentiful, because Jesus brings fullness into our lives. He gives us hope and helps us trust in Him. And so His disciples went out once again to fish in the Lake of Gennesaret, and they had to call another boat to help them because of the enormous amount of fish they had caught that day.

God is abundance, fullness, and hope. And through Jesus, He calls us to encounter Him, His love, and to trust Him. He will always place before us the opportunity to become better people. He will show us the way to support one another, and He comes to place in our hearts the understanding that it is through His love that we learn to forgive.

When Jesus tells us that we will be fishers of men, He is telling us to carry His Word everywhere we go, to be an example for those around us. He is the One who sets the example, the One who guides our steps through the darkness of the world in which we live, where it sometimes seems more important to be connected to a network of fictional friends than to be connected with those we see in person, who are real, and with whom we can have meaningful conversations. We are fishers of men because we walk in God's truth, because we have learned to be just, and because we live with gratitude for our blessings. Among those blessings is the opportunity to share God's gifts with everyone around us for the common good.

Let us therefore be fishers of men, of souls that need God, of hearts that have grown dim, and of virtues that have yet to be discovered. Let us live within the harmony that forgiveness gives us and the peace we come to feel when we have forgiven the one who has offended us.

Purpose for today: I want my life to have meaning. I want to carry the voice of God everywhere so that others may hear it and recognize that God is love, forgiveness, and mercy.

03/09/2026

Another angle on disturbances and divisiveness
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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa Launches “Within Your Gates,”
An Academic Forum Dedicated To A Better Future For All
https://www.lpj.org/en/news/cardinal-pierbattista-pizzaballa-launches-within-your-gates

Within Your Gates
The Forum for the Universal Vocation of Jerusalem
A forum for applied interdisciplinary research and outreach — rooted in the realities of Jerusalem — convening scholars, faith and civic leaders across traditions to serve the common good of the Holy City.
https://withinyourgates.org/

God bless you!







REFLECTION OF THE DAY: YOUR LOVE IS ALWAYS WITH ME.Luke 4:16-30 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anoin...
31/08/2026

REFLECTION OF THE DAY: YOUR LOVE IS ALWAYS WITH ME.

Luke 4:16-30 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.”

This passage from the Gospel of Luke is one of my favorites. Jesus is speaking in a synagogue in Nazareth, and He reads this passage from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. When He finishes, He says: “Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Jesus is telling us that the Word of God has been fulfilled, that He is the One who has received the Spirit of the Lord, who has been anointed to bring us the Good News, which is Himself. He is the One who has come to free us from the weight of our pain, to remove the blindness from our hearts, to free us from the social oppression that brings us down. He is the One who is there and here, present to fill us with the grace of the Father. He is the One who becomes Man, who is present among us because this is what God said, and through His presence, we are going to strengthen our faith.

He is very aware that no prophet is accepted in his own land, and He knows that those who are present will reject Him. “All those in the synagogue were filled with fury. They rose up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl Him down.” However, Jesus is not afraid. Jesus is the One who can do all things, and He simply walks away from the cliff, knowing that it is not yet His time to die. Jesus knows His mission. He knows very well who He is before a community that does not recognize Him, and He does not allow Himself to be oppressed. He continues on His way together with those who do believe in Him.

And you, do you recognize Him? Do you follow His path? Do you accompany Him in your daily life?

Because Jesus certainly recognizes us, and He comes with us. He accompanies us every day because He knows that we are children of God. And in our moments of uncertainty, sadness, and pain, that is when He is closest to us. The question is, do you let Him in?

May our answer always be yes, a yes to God, to His Word of love, comfort, and wisdom, because only He knows us from the deepest place within our hearts. With His help, we will move forward at every moment and in every circumstance, no matter how difficult it may seem. Let us allow the love of God, together with His forgiveness, to accompany us along the way, just as Jesus accompanies us every day.

Purpose for today: Thank You, Father, for the blessings I receive from You. Help me to understand Your Word of love and to share with others the love You have for me.

DAILY REFLECTION: I WANT TO LISTEN TO YOUR VOICE WITH INTENTION.Matthew 16:21-27“Get behind me, Satan! Do not try to mak...
30/08/2026

DAILY REFLECTION: I WANT TO LISTEN TO YOUR VOICE WITH INTENTION.

Matthew 16:21-27
“Get behind me, Satan! Do not try to make me stumble on my journey, because your way of thinking is not God’s, but that of human beings!”

How important it is what we say to other people, and the way in which we say it. In this Gospel of Matthew, Peter wanted to protect Jesus on His journey to Jerusalem, but his words took on a meaning he never expected. Have you ever said something and had it not be well received? I’m sure you have. Sometimes we speak without thinking, without considering what is happening around us, and we say something that makes no sense to the person we are addressing because we were not truly paying attention.

Jesus is telling His disciples what lies ahead for Him. He is telling them the path He must follow, according to the Word of God. “Jesus began to tell His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly at the hands of the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes; that He must be put to death and be raised on the third day.” And, of course, the natural reaction is to want to protect Him. But Peter still did not understand the context of Jesus’ words. We are often the same. We do not understand the purpose behind the words that are spoken; we simply respond without realizing how wrong we may be.

Let us begin, then, to truly “listen” to others and to give answers and make comments that are meaningful and appropriate to the subject being discussed, rather than simply speaking to fill empty spaces with meaningless words. Today is a good day to pay attention when someone is speaking to us.

Today’s purpose: I want my voice to have meaning and to carry a message of love to the person I am speaking

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