Saturday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 2 Chr 24:17-25Mt 6:24-34 “Each day has enough trouble of its own.” I have recently been watching a lot of short one-person skits on YouTube about Clair and Ann. Clair is this character who has firm work-life balance boundaries and refuses to work after working hours. One of... Continue Reading →
19 June, Friday — Where is your treasure?
Jun 19 – St Philip Minh, Priest and Companions, Martyrs St Philip Minh (1815-1853) is a Vietnamese martyr. Born in Vietnam, he studied at the College General in Penang, joined the Society for Foreign Missions of Paris and was ordained a priest in 1846 with the purpose of working for the Church in Vietnam. Seized by anti-Catholic forces, he was beheaded... Continue Reading →
18 June, Thursday — Your Will Be Done On Me
Thursday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time Ecc 48:1-15Mt 6:7-15 “…your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.” When I first left my job to become a stay-at-home mum and study theology, I struggled. I had spent years working, building my career, contributing to big projects. Then suddenly, my days were filled with... Continue Reading →
17 June, Wednesday — Your Father Who Sees in Secret
Wednesday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 2:1,6-14Mt 6:1-6,16-18 "But when you give alms, your left hand must not know what your right hand is doing; your almsgiving must be secret, and your Father who sees all that is done in secret will reward you." There is a sentence in this passage that... Continue Reading →
16 June, Tuesday — Love, The Measure of Perfection
Tuesday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 21:17-29Mt 5:43-48 “…love your enemies…” Today’s gospel is oh-so-familiar to many of us. It often leaves me slightly uncomfortable, because the heart finds it hard to embrace what the head is registering as the words tumble out of the mouth of the priest, especially the line... Continue Reading →
15 June, Monday — Offering the Cheek
Monday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 21:1-16Mt 5:38-42 “…if anyone hits you on the right cheek, offer him the other as well” When my son was in Year 3, in a completely unprovoked incident, two boys accosted him during his lunch break at school and started shoving him. After they pushed him... Continue Reading →
14 June, Sunday — God wants me
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Exo 19:2-6Rm 5:6-11Mt 9:36-10:8 ...like sheep without a shepherd. Have you met a real shepherd before? I have. Back in 2017, I travelled solo to Jerusalem and went to the Palestinian West Bank with a local tour. The guide brought us to the countryside near Jericho and introduced his relative... Continue Reading →
13 June, Saturday — Hammer of the Heretics
Jun 13 – Memorial for St. Anthony of Padua, priest, religious, doctor St. Anthony's (1195-1231) wealthy family wanted him to be a great nobleman, but for the sake of Christ he became a poor Franciscan. When the remains of St. Bernard and his companions, the first Franciscan martyrs, were brought to be buried in his... Continue Reading →
12 June, Friday — The Greatest Love Of All
Jun 12 -- Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus The devotion to the Sacred Heart (also known as the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Cor Iesu Sacratissimum in Latin) is one of the most widely practiced and well-known Roman Catholic devotions, taking Jesus Christ's physical heart as the representation of his divine love for humanity. This devotion is predominantly used in... Continue Reading →
11 June, Thursday — Hard to Say I’m Sorry
Jun 11 – Feast of St. Barnabas, apostle St. Barnabas (martyred 61) founded the Church in Antioch. He was a Levite Jewish convert, coming to the faith soon after Pentecost. Barnabas is mentioned frequently in the Acts of the Apostles, and is included among the prophets and doctors at Antioch. Like Paul, Barnabas believed in... Continue Reading →
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