On the way they entered a Samaritan village to prepare for his reception there, but they would not welcome him because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem. When the disciples James and John saw this they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?” Jesus turned and rebuked them, and they journeyed to another village. (Lk 9:51-62)
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Jesus has to rebuke his bloodthirsty disciples. Unfortunately, bloodthirsty disciples have existed in every age, and if we are silent and fail to rebuke them ourselves, then we have failed as disciples of Jesus.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
XIII Sunday, Ordinary Time
