5th Sunday of Lent Isa 43:16-21Phi 3:8-14Jn 8:1-11 “If there is one of you who has not sinned, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” In today’s hyper-connected world, it is not uncommon for people to air their complaints and grievances online. This is especially the case when it comes to... Continue Reading →
5 April, Saturday — Accepting Uncomfortable Truths
Saturday of the 4th Week of Lent Jer 11:18-20Jn 7:40-53 ‘Go into the matter, and see for yourself: prophets do not come out of Galilee.’ Have you ever tried to tell someone an uncomfortable truth? That is, a piece of fact that the listener finds very difficult to accept for a variety of reasons. Perhaps... Continue Reading →
15 February, Saturday — Food For Thought
Saturday of Week 5 in Ordinary Time Gn 3:9-24Mk 8:1-10 “I feel sorry for all these people…” These days, it is not uncommon for eating to become a public event. On YouTube, influencers are constantly posting about their meals while on Netflix, we watch food being prepared and promptly devoured on food shows and documentaries.... Continue Reading →
9 December, Monday — Bearing our Crosses in Obedience
Dec 9 – Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary On this and the following eight days, the Church celebrates, with particular solemnity, the immaculate conception of the ever-blessed Virgin Mary who, from all eternity, was chosen to be the daughter of the heavenly Father, the spouse of the Holy Ghost, the... Continue Reading →
29 August, Thursday — Being in Fellowship with our Lord
Aug 29 – Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist To endure temporal agonies for the sake of the truth was not a heavy burden for such men as John; rather it was easily borne and even desirable, for he knew eternal joy would be his reward. Since death was ever at hand, such men considered... Continue Reading →
3 June, Monday — Living as spiritual beings
Jun 3 – Memorial for St. Charles Lwanga & companions, martyrs One of 22 Ugandan martyrs, St. Charles Lwanga is the patron of youth and Catholic action in most of tropical Africa. He protected his fellow pages aged 13 to 30 from the homosexual demands of the Bagandan ruler, Mwanga, and encouraged and instructed them... Continue Reading →
11 February, Sunday — The more we seem to lose, the more we gain.
11 Feb – Dedication of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd Lv 13:1-2,44-461 Cor 10:31-11:1Mk 1:40-45 Feeling sorry for him, Jesus stretched out his hand… In today’s gospel reading, we see both the human and divine natures of Jesus. I am particularly struck by the words used to describe how Jesus feels when He sees... Continue Reading →
25 December, Monday — Christmas Joy
Christmas Day -- Mass at Dawn Isa 62:11-12Tit 3:4-7Lk2:15-20 And the shepherds went back glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen… There is a very popular Christmas song that was written by Edward Pola and George Wyle, and which we often hear in the malls and cafes during the Christmas season.... Continue Reading →
14 October, Saturday — Receiving Blessings, not Praise
Oct 14 – Memorial for St. Callistus I, Pope and Martyr St. Callistus (d. 223) was born a slave, owned by Carpophorus, a Christian in the household of Caesar. His master entrusted a large sum to Callistus to open a bank, which took in several deposits, made several loans to people who refused to pay... Continue Reading →
14 June, Wednesday — There is space in Heaven still
Wednesday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 3:4-11Mt 5:17-19 “I have come not to abolish but to complete them.” As I read today’s gospel, I am comforted by a reality that is so fundamental to our Christian faith: Obedience. Today, Jesus taught that “whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest... Continue Reading →
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