Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Eastertide 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 →
9 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 →
8 April, Monday — Sacrifices
8 Apr – Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord The annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary by Gabriel the Archangel, that she was to be the Mother of God (Luke 1), the Word being made flesh through the power of the Holy Spirit. The feast probably originated about the time of the Council of Ephesus... Continue Reading →
7 April, Sunday — Learning from the Divine Mercy
Divine Mercy Sunday Acts 4:32-351 Jn 5:1-6Jn 20:19-31 ...whoever loves the Father that begot him loves the child whom he begets… I must confess to being fascinated by revenge movies, particularly Korean ones. I am not the only person with this secret pleasure; the streaming services seem to have a collection of these 'revenge stories'.... Continue Reading →
6 April, Saturday — Speak Up
Easter Saturday Acts 4:13-21Mk 16:9-15 “You must judge whether in God’s eyes it is right to listen to you and not to God. We cannot promise to stop proclaiming what we have seen and heard.” Today, we have so much freedom of speech which on the one hand, is a good thing in advocating issues... Continue Reading →
5 April, Friday — Do You Remember?
Easter Friday Acts 4:1-12Jn 21:1-14 Jesus showed himself again to his disciples. This year’s Lent has been a challenging one for me. Each year, Lent brings challenges but this year, I seemed to be more aware of them, and I called out to God a lot more. These were some of the longest days, and... Continue Reading →
4 April, Thursday — Don’t be surprised
Easter Thursday Acts 3:11-26Lk 24:35-48 Why are you so surprised at this? Why are you staring at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or holiness? This Holy Week was a busy week in the office. I had back-to-back meetings and I had a fair bit of strategic planning... Continue Reading →
3 April, Wednesday — Recognising the Presence of the Holy Trinity
Easter Wednesday Acts 3:1-10Lk 24:13-25 Did not our hearts burn within us as he talked to us on the road and explained the scriptures to us? As human beings, we don’t usually recognize God’s hand in our lives, even if he is always walking beside us. We have forfeited our capacity to talk to God... Continue Reading →
2 April, Thursday — Gift of faith
Easter Tuesday Acts 2:36-41Jn 20:11-18 “…you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise that was made is for you and your children, and for all those who are far away, for all those whom the Lord our God will call to himself.”…they accepted what he said and were baptized. For the believers,... Continue Reading →
1 April, Monday — Faith in dark times
Easter Monday Acts 2:14,22-33Mt 28:8-15 “...they will see me there.” Before I attended the Conversion Experience Retreat (CER) in 2015, I had been 'spiritually dry' for a long time. During this time, I just could not experience God in my life. For the most part, I heard and felt nothing. This silence troubled me. Imagine... Continue Reading →
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