Friday of Week 17 in Ordinary Time Jer 26:1-9Mt 13:54-58 "In your great love, answer me, O God." I have noticed an increasing number of my close friends facing tremendous amount of stress at work. This has resulted in them engaging in actions and habits to numb this pain. Be it alcohol, tobacco, drugs or... Continue Reading →
1 August, Thursday — Let your light shine
Aug 1 – Memorial for St. Alphonsus Liguori, bishop, religious founder, doctor Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787) vowed early to never to waste a moment of his life, and lived that way for over 90 years. As a lawyer, he had his own practice by age 21, and was a leading lawyer in Naples. He never attended... Continue Reading →
28 June, Friday — The Glory of God is Man fully alive
Jun 28 – St. Irenaeus, bishop, martyr Irenaeus (c.130–202) was a disciple of St. Polycarp of Smyrna. He was ordained in 177. He was Bishop of Lugdunum, Gaul (modern Lyons, France). He worked and wrote against Gnosticism, basing his arguments on the works of St. John the Apostle, whose gospel is often cited by Gnostics.... Continue Reading →
27 June, Thursday — To follow or to fall
Jun 27 – Memorial for St. Cyril of Alexandria, bishop and Doctor of the Church Cyril (376–444) was the nephew of Theophilus the Patriarch. He was a monk and a priest who became Bishop of Alexandria, Egypt in 412, and later the Patriarch of Alexandria. He suppressed the Novatians. He worked at the Council of... Continue Reading →
24 June, Monday — With my life, Sir
Jun 24 – Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist John the Baptist (d.30) was the cousin of Jesus Christ. His father, Zachary, was a priest of the order of Abia whose job in the Temple was to burn incense; and of Elizabeth, a descendant of Aaron. As Zachary was ministering in the... Continue Reading →
13 June, Thursday — Showing love to others
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. Berard and his companions, the first Franciscan martyrs, were brought to be buried in his... Continue Reading →
1 June, Saturday — Love is illogical
Jun 1 – Memorial for St. Justin, martyr He was born at the beginning of the second century in Nablus, in Samaria, of a pagan Greek family. He was an earnest seeker after truth, and studied many systems of philosophy before being led, through Platonism, to Christianity. While remaining a layman, he accepted the duty... Continue Reading →
12 May, Sunday — Joyful Pain
7th Sunday of Easter Acts 1:15-17,20-261 Jn 4:11-16Jn 17:11-19 “I have watched over them and not one is lost except the one who chose to be lost.” Experiencing the feeling of being lost in a foreign country is not a pleasant one. There is the fear of being robbed, of not reaching a particular objective... Continue Reading →
4 May, Saturday — Staying Faithful
Saturday of the 5th week of EastertideActs 16:1-10Psalm 99: 1-3. 5John 15:18-21A servant is no greater than his masterI grew up watching Chinese Kung Fu TV series as a young boy. In that time, I always am fascinated with how the skills are passed from one generation to another. Very often, this involves much learning,... Continue Reading →
3 May, Friday — Purpose of the Christian
Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles1 Cor 15:1-8Psalms 18John 14:6-14Lord let us see the Father and then we shall be satisfiedThe transition at work from a paper-based process to a digital process took place as I was growing up. My parents always remarked that a hard-copy version is always better because there is something... Continue Reading →
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