How many of us, especially the younger generation, have thousands of Facebook friends but have never met them in person?

This Sunday’s Gospel reading reminds us of two important lessons to be learned if we are to be sincere followers of Christ.

The liturgy of the day invites us to ponder over the theme of forgiveness. Jesus, in today’s Gospel forgives the woman who was considered a sinner by the people of her town.

At his inaugural homily on the Feast of St. Joseph 2013, Pope Francis introduced a word that he has repeated time and again. That word is ‘Tenderness’!

When I found this phrase in today’s Gospel, it touched me quite deeply and made me to ask some questions about the way I do my thinking.