31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Deu 6:2-6Heb 7:23-28Mk 12:28-34 “You must love your neighbour as yourself.” Is love all about romance portrayed on films? Movies tends to portray love as romance. Think of romantic dinners, romantic vacations, physical and emotional intimacy. Even Disney is not spared. Female characters often have to be portrayed together with... Continue Reading →
30 October, Saturday – Conducting Our Affairs with Humility
Saturday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Rm 11:1-2,11-12,25-29Lk 14:1,7-11 I do not want you to be ignorant, in case you think you know more than you do. Most of my friends will call me a no-nonsense kind of a person; take no prisoners. I simply cannot stand it when someone is constantly late for... Continue Reading →
29 October, Friday – Immense Love
Friday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Rm 9:1-5Lk 14:1-6 I would willingly be condemned and be cut off from Christ if it could help my brothers of Israel, my own flesh and blood. Which of us would not do anything in our power to pull our loved ones out of a difficult situation, no... Continue Reading →
28 October, Thursday — I say a little prayer…
Oct 28 – Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles St. Simon was an apostle called the Cananean or Zealot because of his zeal for the Jewish law. He was not from Cana, nor a member of the Zealot party. Like all the Apostles, he was a convert, and was trained by St. Peter the... Continue Reading →
27 October, Wednesday — Becoming True Disciples
Wednesday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Rm 8:26-30Lk 13:22-30 “I do not know where you come from” I recently spent some time at a club. Having not been there in a while, I proceeded to the counter and was asked to show my membership card. Having done so, I was allowed to go to... Continue Reading →
26 October, Tuesday — Ultimate Glory
Tuesday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Rm 8:18-25Lk 13:18-21 ...what we suffer in this life can never be compared to the glory… which is waiting for us. My friend, 'B', recently passed away, to my utter shock. I miss my friend dearly. I remember all the times we used to hang out together in... Continue Reading →
25 October, Monday — Be unafraid to be led by the Spirit
Monday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Rm 8:12-17Lk 13:10-17 But the synagogue official was indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath... Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has been subject to new laws and regulations relating to lockdowns, the number of persons who can dine out together, or even the... Continue Reading →
24 October, Sunday — Enablers or Disablers?
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 31:7-9Heb 5:1-6Mk 10:46-52 ‘Courage’, they said 'get up; he is calling you’ Today’s Gospel talks about the blind man who calls out to Jesus, asking to be healed of his blindness. This particular story talks about unabashed faith; about being unafraid to step up and call out to our... Continue Reading →
23 October, Saturday — Equally sinful; equally loved
Oct 23 – Memorial for St. John Capistrano, Priest St. John (1386–1456) was the son of a former German knight. His father died when John was still young. He studied law at the University of Perugia, and became a lawyer in Naples, Italy. He was the reforming governor of Perugia under King Landislas of Naples. When... Continue Reading →
22 October, Friday – Check and balance
Oct 22 -- St John Paul II, Pope He is credited with the fall of communism in his native Poland. Pope John Paul II died on April 2, 2005 and was canonized by Pope Francis on September 30, 2013. Pope John Paul II's feast day is celebrated on October 22nd. Rm 7:18-25Lk 12:54-59 How is it you... Continue Reading →
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