Monday of Week 32 in Ordinary Time Wis 1:1-7Lk 17:1-6 “...it would obey you.” How many of us in leadership positions actually have the authority to command others to do our bidding? These days, being a leader has changed from the time when you could issue a directive and it would be followed to the... Continue Reading →
7 November, Sunday — Giving God Your All
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 17:10-16Heb 9:24-28Mk 12:38-44 “...she from the little she had has put in everything she possessed, all she had to live on.” I know someone who lives by the mantra, “Go big or go home!” (I can almost hear someone else giggling now) She is a woman of means... Continue Reading →
20 October, Wednesday – Readiness
Wednesday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Rm 6:12-18Lk 12:39-48 …when a man has had a great deal given him on trust, even more will be expected of him. Over the past few weeks, I have had a slew of resignations from my team. After a period of relative 'stability', the four letters came to... Continue Reading →
19 October, Tuesday – Living God’s Call
Oct 19 – Memorial for Sts. John de Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, martyrs; Memorial for St. Paul of the Cross, Priest St. John de Brebeuf (1593–1649) was a French Jesuit. He wanted to enter the priesthood since young, but his health was so bad there were doubts he could make it. His posting as... Continue Reading →
9 October, Saturday – A Roof Over Our Heads In Tough Times
Oct 9 – Memorial for Sts. Denis, Bishop, and Companions, Martyrs; Memorial for St. John Leonardi, Priest St. Denis (d. 258) was a missionary to Paris, and its first bishop. His success roused the ire of local pagans, and he was imprisoned by the Roman governor. He was martyred in the persecutions of Valerius with Sts.... Continue Reading →
22 September, Wednesday — On ‘Nothing’
Wednesday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Ez 9:5-9Lk 9:1-6 “Take nothing for the journey...” If not for COVID-19, I would probably be on the Camino Frances now, retracing the steps of hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who journey on foot to the town of Santiago de Compostela. I know this because Facebook has been... Continue Reading →
20 September, Monday — The Things We Tend To Hide
Sep 20 – Memorial for St. Andrew Kim Taegon and Companions, Korean Martyrs; Memorial for Sts. Laurent Imbert, Bishop Jacques Chastan, Priest (martyrs of College General, Penang, Malaysia) There are 103 martyrs in this group, consisting of priests, missionaries and lay people who died in the early days of the Church in Korea. Most were... Continue Reading →
19 September, Sunday — Being last
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 2:12,17-20Jas 3:16-4:3Mk 9:30-37 “If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself last of all and servant of all.” History is full of examples of those who have ‘led from the back’, of leaders who have supported their charges and led selflessly, caring about those in their charge... Continue Reading →
25 August, Wednesday – Slaves to love
Aug 25 – Memorial for St. Louis of France, married man; Memorial for St. Joseph Calasanz, priest, religious founder As king of France, Louis (1214-1270) made numerous judicial and legislative reforms. He promoted Christianity in France; established religious foundations, aided mendicant orders, propagated synodal decrees of the Church, built leper hospitals, and collected relics. “In... Continue Reading →
7 August, Saturday – Faith Opens Doors
Aug 7 – Memorial for St. Sixtus, pope, martyr, and companions; St. Cajetan, priest Sixtus (d. 258) was an adult convert to Christianity. In his papacy, he dealt with the controversy concerning Baptism by heretics. He believed that anyone who was baptised with a desire to be a Christian, even if the Baptism was performed... Continue Reading →
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