Thursday of the 2nd Week of Easter Acts 5:27-33Jn 3:31-36 Obedience to God comes before obedience to men. I have always wondered why there is a need to obey. In this day and age where everybody values freedom, it appears that the need to obey is antiquated and some would say outdated. Yet the readings... Continue Reading →
19 April, Wednesday — Nothing is Impossible
Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Easter Acts 5:17-26Jn 3:16-21 "God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost but may have eternal life." Nothing is impossible for God and with God. Do we really believe this? From Jesus' cradle to... Continue Reading →
18 April, Tuesday — Lifted Up
Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Eastertide Acts 4:32-37Jn 3:7-15 "... the Son of Man must be lifted up as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him." What is the opposite of putting someone down? Can doing too much for a person seem... Continue Reading →
17 April, Monday — Born From Above
Monday of the 2nd Week of Eastertide Acts 4:23-31Jn 3:1-8 ...they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to proclaim the word of God boldly. It's strange how God works, how the Holy Spirit works. We don't seem to understand till we look back on hindsight. We find ourselves saying... "If I didn't... Continue Reading →
16 April, Sunday – Change
16 Apr -- Divine Mercy Sunday The Congregation for Divine Worship decreed in 2003 that “throughout the world, the Second Sunday of Easter will receive the name Divine Mercy Sunday, a perennial invitation to the Christian world to face, with confidence in divine benevolence, the difference and trials that humankind will experience in the years... Continue Reading →
15 April, Saturday — A State of Unbelief
Easter Saturday Acts 4:13-21Mk 16:9-15 He reproached them for their incredulity and their obstinacy… While writing today’s reflection, I searched the interpretation of ‘unbelief’ and came across a quote by American evangelist, David Wilkerson: “Today, some Christians are content to merely exist until they die. They don’t want to risk anything, to believe God, to... Continue Reading →
14 April, Friday — Be transformed this Easter
Easter Friday Acts 4:1-12Jn 21:1-14 For all the names in the world given to men, this is the only one by which we can be saved. In today’s gospel, it appeared that the disciples were feeling lost without Jesus. Not knowing what to do, they went back to doing what they were familiar with, that... Continue Reading →
13 April, Thursday — Jesus, the bringer of peace
Today, we welcome to our Oxygen ministry Stacey, who was baptised at birth. At her confirmation, she was given a pebble inscribed with the bible verse “I have blessed you so that you may be a blessing to others.” (Gen 12:2) She has been encouraged by that verse to serve and spread the faith primarily... Continue Reading →
12 April, Wednesday — The Lord has risen
Easter Wednesday Acts 3:1-10Lk 24:13-35 “Did not our hearts burn within us as he talked to us…” Da Vinci Code, Opus Dei, Saxum & Emmaus. Four phrases/words inexplicably linked to today’s reflection. Let me explain. The infamous Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown’s 2004 international bestseller introduced the world to a ‘mysterious and nefarious’ Catholic organization... Continue Reading →
11 April, Tuesday – Recognising Jesus
Easter Tuesday Acts 2:36-41Jn 20:11-18 She knew him The number 10,000 has popped into prominence in the self-development industry of late. It has been said that in order to achieve complete mastery in any subject, one has to be doing that activity for a minimum of 10,000 hours. My children have always loved eating pizza... Continue Reading →
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