Saturday of the 3rd Week of Eastertide Acts 9:31-42Jn 6:60-69 “The words I have spoken to you are spirit…” A few years ago, a couple of friends and I surveyed a number of Catholics on their reasons for attending mass. A range of responses were given, from spending time with the Lord, to worshipping with... Continue Reading →
19 April, Friday — Showing up
Friday of the 3rd Week of Eastertide Acts 9:1-20Jn 6:52-59 “Here I am, Lord”. What does it take for someone to change his/her life totally and to offer it up to God as a sacrifice? In the course of serving in various retreats over the past 12-odd years and hearing many, many testimonies, there is... Continue Reading →
18 April, Thursday — Silence Of The Lambs
Thursday of the 3rd Week of Eastertide Acts 8:26-40Jn 6:44-51 …like these he never opens his mouth. How many times have we found ourselves in a situation where in order to ‘preserve the peace’, we don’t speak up or offer others our opinions? Or for those of us who work in organisations where ‘groupthink’ rules... Continue Reading →
17 April, Wednesday — Thy Will Be Done
Wednesday of the 3rd Week of Eastertide Acts 8:1-8Jn 6:35-40 “…it is my Father’s will…” Today’s gospel reading is the first in a series of 3 that revolve around the same theme – Jesus, the sacrificed lamb as the bread of life who comes to save us. If we look back at His Passion, we... Continue Reading →
16 April, Tuesday — Christ is Our Daily Bread, Why Wait?
Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Eastertide Acts 7:51-8:1aJohn 6:30-35 “Sir, give us that bread always”… Jesus answered: “I am the bread of life.” The Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. How many of us forget that as practicing Catholics, we have this privilege of receiving Christ in Holy Communion every day? Are we aware that... Continue Reading →
15 April, Monday — Work For the Purpose of Eternity
Monday of the 3rd Week of Eastertide Acts 6:8-15John 6:22-29 Do not work for food that cannot last, but work for food that endures to eternal life. Work is holy. But work can also sometimes feel like an awful grind. It is not merely what we do in our visible public life that demonstrates our... Continue Reading →
14 April, Sunday — Witnesses of God’s mercy, love and works
3rd Sunday of Easter Acts 3:13-15,17-191 Jn 2:1-5Lk 24:35-48 “You are witnesses…” We are witnesses to God’s mercy and love. Since last year, I have been assisting to tutor students at Club Rainbow. But this centre is unique because all the children there have special needs. As a person with special needs, I have found... Continue Reading →
13 April, Saturday — Heart of Recognition: Coming by a Different Way
13 Apr – Memorial for St. Martin I, pope & martyr St. Martin (d. 655) was chosen the 74th pope in 649 without imperial approval. He conducted the Lateran Council, which condemned the Patriach of Constantinople for Monothelitism, which claimed that Christ had no human will. This put him in opposition to the emperor, who... Continue Reading →
12 April, Friday — The Faith Others Love to Hate
Friday of the 2nd Week of Eastertide Acts 5:34-42Jn 6:1-15 …you will not only be unable to destroy them… Take a moment and look back at violence around the world over the recent past -- the bombing of a church, kidnapping of priests, or any other acts that have hurt the Christian community. With each... Continue Reading →
11 April, Thursday — Remember your purpose in life
11 Apr – St Stanislaus, Bishop, Martyr Stanislaus of Szczepanów (26 July 1030 – 11 April 1079) was Bishop of Kraków known chiefly for having been martyred by the Polish King Bolesław II the Generous. Stanislaus is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as Saint Stanislaus the Martyr. He was educated at a cathedral school in Gniezno (then the capital of Poland) and later, probably at... Continue Reading →
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