Commentary of the Gospell

October 21, 2022

Human Paradox

We are living in a kind of world that was unimaginable a few decades ago, thanks to the radical and lightning-fast developments in science and technology. We have amazing mechanisms to detect supernovas in outer space and predict the possibility and intensity of many earthly disasters. Yet, when it comes to living together as peaceful human communities, we fail to learn from our past mistakes and failures. Even when we know that in war there are no winners, we keep on spending zillions of dollars on military preparedness, the money that could be used to eradicate hunger from the world. Further, when it comes to discerning matters of the spirit, we live in denial of the existence of God or live as if our earthly life would go on forever, failing to store up treasures in heaven. Jesus calls for better discernment today.

Paulson Veliyannoor, CMF - Claretian Publications Philippines