Tuesday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Eph 5:21–33Lk 13:18–21 “It is like the yeast a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour till it was leavened all through.” When I read Jesus’ words in today’s Gospel about the Kingdom of God being like a tiny mustard seed or a little yeast... Continue Reading →
26 October, Monday — The bonds that bind us, the Love that frees us
Monday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Eph 4:32-5:8Lk 13:10-17 “…was it not right to untie her bonds on the sabbath day?” In today's Gospel, Jesus heals a woman who was crippled by an evil spirit for eighteen years. When the synagogue officials objected to Him healing her on the Sabbath, Jesus asked, “Was it... Continue Reading →
25 October, Sunday — Loving and forgiving
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Exo 22:20-261 Ths 1:5-10Mt 22:34-40 “You must love your neighbour as yourself.” What exactly is love? Is it the rush of ‘lovey-dovey’ emotions that surge within us when we see someone whom we want to spend the rest of our lives with? Of course, when we feel the ‘butterflies’ and... Continue Reading →
22 October, Thursday — Love that Separates and Divides
Oct 22 – Memorial for St. John Paul II Karol Józef Wojtyla was born in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. After his ordination to the priesthood and theological studies in Rome, he returned to his homeland and resumed various pastoral and academic tasks. He became first auxiliary bishop and, in 1964, Archbishop of Kraków and took... Continue Reading →
19 October, Monday — The spark of life
Oct 19 – Memorial for Sts. John de Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, martyrs. 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 a missionary to frontier Canada at the... Continue Reading →
18 October, Sunday — Whose Hour Is This?
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 45:1,4-6Ths 1:1-5Mt 22:15-21 “Whose head is this? Whose name?” Most nights, I leave the office around nine. Somewhere on the way home, a message comes in from my wife, E: ‘Don’t make noise, the kids are in bed.’ I know I shouldn’t, but I make just a bit of... Continue Reading →
17 October, Saturday — Held By A Greater Power
Oct 17 – Memorial for St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr St. Ignatius (c. 50–107) was a convert from paganism to Christianity. He succeeded Peter as bishop of Antioch, Syria. He served during persecution of Domitian. During the persecution of Trajan, he was ordered to be taken to Rome to be killed by wild... Continue Reading →
12 October, Monday — Fear of our Lord & Fortitude
Monday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time Gal 4:22-24,26-27,31-5:1Lk 11:29-32 When Christ freed us, he meant us to remain free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery. The backdrop to today’s first reading was the assertion by converts from Judaism who challenged St Paul’s authority and teachings, suggesting to... Continue Reading →
11 October, Sunday — By His Strength
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 25:6-10Phi 4:12-14,19-20Mt 22:1-14 There is nothing I cannot master with the help of the One who gives me strength. Were there times in the past week or month where you thought you could not carry on? Perhaps you are a caregiver for a loved one. You have a son... Continue Reading →
6 October, Tuesday — Martha or Mary
Oct 6 – Memorial for St. Bruno, Priest St. Bruno (1030–1101) was educated in Paris and Rheims, France. He was ordained in 1055. He taught theology, and one of his students later became Blessed Pope Urban II. He presided over the cathedral school at Rheims from 1057 to 1075. He criticised the worldliness he saw... Continue Reading →
