Palm Sunday Lk 19:28-40Is 50:4-7Phi 2:6-11Lk 22:14-23:56 But they kept on shouting at the top of their voices, demanding that he should be crucified. And their shouts were growing louder. Pilate then gave his verdict: their demand should be granted. It never fails to baffle me on how the turn of events from Palm Sunday... Continue Reading →
1 February, Tuesday – Salvation is Offered to All
Tuesday of Week 4 in Ordinary Time 2 Sam 18:9-10,14,24-25,30-19:3 Mk 5:21-43 "My daughter, your faith has restored you to health; go in peace and be free from your complaint." Continuing with the salvation story from yesterday’s gospel concerning the demoniac, Jesus continues with his healing touches in the two ladies he encountered today --... Continue Reading →
31 January, Monday – Loving the Unloved
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ. In the reflection for Saturday, 29 January -- 'Who's da man?', there was an erroneous reference to Namaan by the writer when it was meant to be Nathan (2 Sam 12:10-17). We apologise for the error. 31 Jan – Memorial for St. John Bosco, priest St. John Bosco (1815-1888) was... Continue Reading →
30 January, Sunday – Battling Selection Bias
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 1:4-5,17-191 Cor 12:31-13:13Lk 4:21-30 They said, ”This is Joseph's son, surely?” The gospel today speaks about Jesus’ return to Nazareth after performing miraculous works in Capernaum. The news of his ministry must have undoubtedly spread across the land, to the extent that the Nazarenes were eager to question his... Continue Reading →
16 November, Tuesday – Dying a Noble Death
Memorial for St. Gertrude (1256 – 1301/2) Saint Gertrude was born on the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6, 1256, in Eisleben, Thuringia. As a girl, she was educated by the Benedictine nuns at Helfta and was particularly talented at literature and philosophy. Gertrude was confided to the care of Mechtilde, the younger sister of... Continue Reading →
15 November, Monday – Believe in Healing
Nov 15 – Memorial for St. Albert the Great, bishop, religious, doctor St. Albertus (1206-1280) was the son of a military nobleman. A Dominican priest, he taught theology at Colgone and Paris and was the teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas. He was an influential teacher, preacher, and administrator, and became the Bishop of Regensburg. He introduced... Continue Reading →
14 November, Sunday – A Little Good, One Day at a Time
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Dn 12:1-3Heb 10:11-14,18Mk 13:24-32 "But as for that day or hour, no one knows it, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son; no one but the Father." Apocalyptical and end-of-the-world themes are particularly difficult to elucidate and reflect on, as seen in today’s Gospel. It is always open to... Continue Reading →
31 August, Tuesday – The Importance of Confession
Tuesday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time 1 Ths 5:1-6,9-11Lk 4:31-37 In the synagogue there was a man who was possessed by the spirit of an unclean devil, and it shouted at the top of its voice... Today’s gospel surrounds this possessed man in the presence of Jesus, calling out to Him in the synagogue.... Continue Reading →
30 August, Monday — Questioning our Faith
Monday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time 1 Ths 4:13-18Lk 4:16-30 The Spirit of the Lord has been given to me, because he has anointed me. He has sent me to bring good news to the poor... In the gospel today, Jesus, who was preaching in the synagogue in this hometown of Nazareth, was driven... Continue Reading →
29 August, Sunday – Observing our Hearts in the Face of Tradition
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Dt 4:1-2,6-8Jas 1:17-18,21-22,27Mk 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 Nothing that goes into a man from outside can make him unclean; it is the things that come out from a man that make him unclean. The core message of today’s readings permeates through each of the passages; flowing from the observance of the commandments in... Continue Reading →
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