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Monday, September 10, 2018
Sept 10, 2018
NEED TO BE HEALED
Luke 6: 6-11

I had the bad attitude or bad experience when I was in the pastoral year in Indonesia. I was sent to the formation house. There, I lived with the fathers and the young brothers. I can say that I was with them, the brothers, for 24 hours. So, I know very well the habit of each of them. Some like to go out every afternoon to find the internet point, some like to smoke on the third floor of our house, some like to play games in the computer room even until midnight.

My problem was this; when I don’t like by the habit of one brother, I always observe him with the bad view. I don't like the brothers who always go out every afternoon to find the internet point. When one brother of this group come to me to ask permission, I immediately have an impression, that this brother wants to find the internet point. In fact, not always like this. Sometimes he asks permission to buy the book or any kind of his needs.

I think that the attitude of the Scribes and Pharisees in today’s gospel almost the same with mine. They can not see the good things that Jesus makes for many people. Jesus healed many people but they continue to see the reason to accuse Him. This is a kind of blindness that they have, that I have, that we have. They and we focus on bad things so that we can not see the good things. All things that Jesus does are bad things.

Even for me was like this. This kind of blindness can not help us to increase our relationship with God, the others, ourselves, and also can not help us to make our community as a good place to cultivate our vocation. I think that it is better to ask the help of our Lord Jesus Christ so that our heart and our eyes are opened to see the good things and not the bad things that our friends make. We need also the healing of Jesus. So, not only this man but all of us need to be healed by Jesus.

Gordi SX

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Sunday, September 09, 2018
23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME B
LEARN FROM “JOJO” (Mark 7: 31-37)


One time, I joined my friends who served in the orphanage. There, I found many handicap people: blind, deaf, mute, paralyse, etc.

One thing that calls my attention was my interaction with one child who deaf and mute. He can not speak and can not listen. So, our conversation was only with the clear symbols. For instance, to say eat we imitated how we take the spoon and put in the mouth. Or, to say drink with making the sign how we raise the glass and put in our mouth.

These examples are the common signs and always we use to communicate with them. I was very happy when he understood my signs I made. And, what I admire was his reaction when he understood my communication. He smiles and looks at me. He was very happy.

In today’s Gospel, we see the same person who tries to communicate with Jesus. The people bring him to Jesus. I think that even the person bring him to Jesus he himself cannot say something to Jesus. His mouth and ears are blocked so that he cannot speak and listen. Here, we find this limitation that makes him unable to communicate.

Jesus, in the same way, comes to the world to liberate us, to liberate him, from our disability of communication. The presence of Jesus is important particularly to break down this wall. In the old testament, this wall is our sin. Sins make us unable to establish the relationship with God. What does Jesus do for this person?

First, Jesus brings him away from the crowd. In the other sign or miracle, Jesus heals the sick people in public place so that many people can see it. But, here, it is different. Jesus wants to make another way because this person has a particular situation. Jesus cannot communicate with him in a usual way. Bringing him to a particular place is the way to communicate with him.

Second, Jesus touches him: put his finger into the man’s ears, spits, touches his tongue, look up to heaven and groan and said Ephata, be opened.

Touching this man is a sign of the presence of God. Jesus not only presents physically but also spiritually. That’s why Jesus here heals him with action more than with words. Jesus’ presence is the sign of the presence of God. God is not He who stays long from us, but He who stays with us. God who becomes flash.

At the end of this Gospel, we see the joy of this man and the people around. Joy because this man can listen and speak, and joy because they can communicate with him. So, now he is not another part of them again but he is a member of their community. I imagine how great this joy and how great our Lord who makes us joy with this man.

Pope Francis in many occasion invites us to celebrate our joy of being Christian, being Catholic, being the follower of Jesus Christ. So, one question for all of us, how about our life? How we celebrate our joy of being healing by Jesus from our deaf and mute, our disability of communication?

One week ago, we just finished the Asian Games. I was admired with what the badminton player of Indonesia Jonathan Christie--called Jojo--did when he won the game. He made the sign of the cross in front of many people in the tribune. This is a good example because he expressed his joyful moment in front of the others. We can share our joy of being Catholic, Christian, etc.   

Let us go on and ask the help of Jesus so that we can celebrate also our joy with this man who deaf and mute.

Gordi SX

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Saturday, September 08, 2018
Sept 8, 2018
MARY’S ACTIONS
Matt 1: 1-16, 18-23


Some of my friends have a good example in our daily life. Their example is about more actions than words. They are different from my others friends who talk more than actions. The first group usually has a silent attitude very high. Meanwhile, the second group usually has a contrary; no time to silent, always has the topic to talk or discuss. 

In today's (celebration of the Birthday/nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary) Gospel, we listen to the nativity of Jesus. Mary in this event takes the important ruler. She talks little and if we observe in the whole gospel, we find little event when Mary says something. Only in some moments like in Cana, etc. Mary is like the first group of my friend. She is a quiet person, loved silent. In the silent, she listens to the instructions of the Angle. She follows it step by step until the plan of God happens in the world. The Word of God becomes Flash in the story of humanity.

We can imitate Mary in her silent life. We don’t need to talk more. We just need to act more. And silent is the best moment to think about what will we do. The plan of God for us is like the plan of God for Mary. It comes in silent and we must respond it in silent. Silent is Mary’s action in this Gospel. Let us learn from Mary to become a silent person so that we can listen to the Word of God, we can know the plan of God for us, we can act as God instructs us to follow Him.

Gordi SX
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Friday, September 07, 2018
Sep 7, 2018
FASTING AS A PREPARATION
Luke 5: 33-39

My Italian friends talk to me that, the best wine is the old wine. But, I never distinguish between the old and new wine. For me, I just only enjoy the wine putting on the table. I can say which is good and not but I never complain about it. They talk more about the preparation to get the old wine and I talk more about my preparation to enjoy that wine.

In today’s Gospel, we listen to Jesus who talks to the Scribe and Pharisees. Jesus stresses more about interior spiritual than exterior spiritual. What we look in daily life is more exterior than interior. The Pharisees and Scribe are the same as us who like to see the exterior spiritual.

When they see something that out of the religious law, they like to judge it. They look at Jesus’ disciples who don't fast like the disciples of John the Baptist. For them, this is out of the ordinary life. Jesus asks them to see the interior spirituality and not only the exterior.

Jesus in today’s Gospel is really a reformer who bring the new idea. Fasting for Him is a preparation for welcoming God. Like for us practice fasting before Easter and Christmas. The main purpose of this spiritual fasting is to prepare ourselves to receive our Lord Jesus Christ.

So, if we are with Jesus we don't need to fast. When are we with God? When we pray, when we talk to Him personally, when we meditate His Word, when we serve the others. Many occasion could be the time with God. So, at that time we don’t need to fast. We fast before these activities. On the other word, fasting is our personal preparation.

Fasting in this sense means not only don’t eat some kinds of food or reduce some habits but really is an interior preparation. We can consider the time before attending the mass as a spiritual fasting.

Let us prepare ourselves to welcome God in our interior life.




Gordi SX
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Thursday, September 06, 2018
Sept 6, 2018
TOUCHED BY JESUS
Luke 5: 1-11

One of my friends in Philippine always talks to me about the Jeepney. He said that he likes to use Jeepney because he wants to be touched by the other people, especially by the girl. He was joking to me but I think it is true. As a man, he surely wants to touch and to be touched by the girl.

In the Gospel, we see how Peter touched by Jesus. He was almost not in hoping to get fish. One night they got nothing. But in that morning, Jesus asked him to low the net. For sure that by the obedience he put the net. What will happen? Peter was very happy. Finally, they get a lot of fish. Abundance in quantity.

Peter is not only touched but also changed by Jesus. His mentality is really changed. From the despair to the hope. From sadness to joy. Peter is able to let himself guide by Jesus. Jesus, in fact, able to transform us in His way. That is what Peter did.

So, touched by Jesus means not only physically touching but also affect on the mentality. Peter was happy getting a lot of fish but he will get a lot of joyful moment with Jesus.

When am I touched spiritually by Jesus?
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Wednesday, September 05, 2018
Sept 5, 2018
KNOWN BY DEMON
Luke 4: 38-44


If we do the best, even the bad man will know us. All the people want to know who is the actor of this good things. On the contrary, if we do the horrible thing, many people will ridicule us.

In the Gospel who demon knows Jesus. "You are the Son of God," said Demon. The Demon said this after seeing Jesus heal the sick people. Jesus had dawned the good thing so that even the Demon knew it very well.

Imagine when we do good things, many people come to give us support.

The mission of Jesus in the world is to bring good news to all people. One of this good news is healing the sick people. Here, sick means both physic and spiritual. Jesus today heal both sides of the sick people.

This mission comes from His Father. That’s why Jesus doesn’t stop in one place but continue to bring good news to the other places. Of course, many people to do it again and again but Jesus cannot do it. He must go to the others and important also to go to the desert place where He can pray.

The healing needs the new spirit from the Father. This spirit can come from the spiritual experience for example in the prayer. That’s why Jesus after healing go to pray.

Do we want to heal by Jesus?
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Tuesday, September 04, 2018
Sept 4, 2018
ADMIRE ABOUT JESUS
Luke 4: 31-37

I never live with Jesus but I know him through pictures, photo, paintings, etc. I always admire about Him when I see the pictures about Him. When I arrived in Italy in 2013, I always admired the art of Italy. There, we can see how to admire the work of human through the arts. In this arts, there are many pictures and paintings about Jesus with their things that make the visitors feel admire.

The today’s Gospel talks about the teaching of Jesus in Capernaum. The audience was astonished by it because Jesus teaches them not like the leaders of Jews who talk about the religious tradition. Jesus teaches them with authority and I think with simple words so that the people can understand it. The authority of Jesus makes the Satan goes out from the man in Synagogue.  It means that Jesus is really powerful. Even the people were astonished about this action of Jesus with his authority.

Jesus shows us his mission include to pull out the Satan. When are we admire about Jesus or his teaching? What kind of Satan that stays in yourself or in myself? Do we want to let Jesus comes to bring out our Satan?

Jesus, help us to admire your teaching.  
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Monday, July 16, 2018

BUNDA PENUH CINTA


Paus Fransiskus sering mendengungkan ide tentang Gereja sebagai Ibu. Dalam bahasa Barat—seperti Italia—Gereja berpredikat feminim. “La Chiesa” dalam bahasa Italia. Predikat feminim ini sama dengan predikat Maria atau “La Madre”. Memang Bunda Maria dan Gereja adalah Ibu bagi semua orang. Paus berkomentar, “Maria adalah Bunda yang Allah inginkan pada Gereja: Ibu yang lemah lembut, rendah hati, miskin material, dan kaya akan cinta.” Mari belajar dari Bunda Maria dan Gereja sebagai Ibu.
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Monday, April 23, 2018

ANAK ZAMAN NOW



Begitu istilah keren sekarang: anak-anak zaman now alias sekarang. Mereka yang hidup sekarang banyak maunya, banyak inginnya, banyak mintanya. Apalagi untuk mereka yang orang tuanya cukup berada, apa saja yang diminta boleh jadi bisa dipenuhi. Anak-anak ini bahkan tidak bisa lagi menahan keinginannya untuk sesuatu yang baru. Orang tua mereka sebaliknya tidak tahu lagi membedakan permintaan anak yang mesti dipenuhi dan yang tidak perlu dipenuhi. Karena hal ini, anak-anak zaman now kadang-kadang tidak bahagia. Dia tidak bisa berkreasi seperti anak-anak kampung yang bermain misalnya dengan mainan alam atau mainan sosial. Di sini anak-anak diperkenalkan dengan alam dan lingkungan sosial. Paus Fransiskus punya perhatian besar untuk anak-anak zaman now. Katanya, “Mari kita berdoa untuk anak-anak yang tidak dibiarkan lahir, yang menangis karena lapar, yang bermain bukan dengan mainan anak-anak tetapi dengan senjata.” Doa yang indah dan perhatian yang nyata. Mari didik anak-anak kita dengan bijaksana.
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Monday, April 23, 2018
MEREKA YANG BERBEDA DENGAN KITA



Perbedaan selalu indah jika kita bisa menerimanya. Namun, sering kali kita sulit menerima berbagai perbedaan: ras, warna kulit, budaya, tutur kata, perilaku, kondisi fisik, dan sebagainya. Hanya mereka yang bijaksana mampu menerima dan bisa hidup dalam perbedaan. Boleh jadi kita belum sampai pada sikap bijaksana ini. Paus Fransiskus mengatakan, “Kebijaksanaan Allah membantu kita bagaimana merangkul dan menerima mereka yang bertindak dan berpikir dengan cara yang berbeda dengan kita.” Semoga kita makin bijaksana dengan bantuan Allah.
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