Monday of the 1st Week of Lent Lev 19:1-2,11-18 Mt 25:31-46 “Be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy” Brothers and sisters, the command “Be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy” (Leviticus 19:2) is crucial for our lives and relationships. Leviticus 19 serves as a guide for both ancient Israel... Continue Reading →
9 March, Sunday — Pray, fast, give more? You choose
1st Sunday of Lent Deu 26:4-10Rm 10:8-13Lk 4:1-13 My God in whom I trust. Lent is upon us. For this first Sunday of Lent, the following themes resonate with me: Giving Alms, Faith and Confession, Temptation and Resistance and Trust in God’s help. Today’s first reading from Deuteronomy offers a good lesson on giving alms.... Continue Reading →
8 March, Saturday — Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us
Saturday after Ash Wednesday Is 58:9-14Lk 5:27-32 “I have not come to call the virtuous, but sinners to repentance.” Today’s Gospel about Levi (also known as Matthew) responding to Jesus’s call reminded me of a powerful scene from The Chosen (Season 1 Episode 7). In the scene, Jesus (played by Jonathan Roumie) looks directly at... Continue Reading →
7 March, Friday — What will you give up this Lent?
Friday after Ash Wednesday Is 58:1-9Mt 9:14-15 Is that the sort of fast that pleases me, a truly penitential day for men? Over the past few months, some of my friends reached major milestones – some got married, while others achieved financial and career success. Although I wanted to feel happy for them, the truth... Continue Reading →
4 March, Tuesday — God Loves a Cheerful (and Just) Giver
4 Mar – Memorial for St. Casimir Casimir (1458-1484) was a 15th century Polish prince who became Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1471. He was third in line for the throne. Hungarian nobles had prevailed upon Casimir’s father to send his 15-year-old son to be their king. Casimir obeyed, taking the crown, but refusing to... Continue Reading →
3 March, Monday — The One That Got Away
Monday of Week 8 in Ordinary Time Ecc 17:20-28Mk 10:17-27 “Go and sell everything you own and give the money to the poor…” Have you ever walked away from something amazing because you just couldn’t let go of something else? Maybe you refused to upgrade your mobile phone because you were too attached to your... Continue Reading →
21 February, Friday — Sing…and pray twice
21 Feb – Memorial for St. Peter Damian, bishop and doctor St. Peter Damian (1007-1072) was the youngest child in a large family. When he was orphaned, he was sent to live with a brother where he was mistreated and forced to work as a swine-herd. He cared for another brother, a priest in Ravenna,... Continue Reading →
20 February, Thursday — Rainbows
Thursday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Gen 9:1-13Mk 8:27-33 God said, “Here is the sign of the Covenant I make between myself and you and every living creature with you for all generations: I set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be the sign of the Covenant between me and the earth.”... Continue Reading →
16 February, Sunday — The Truth Is Out There
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 17:5-81 Cor 15:12,16-20Lk 6:17,20-26 Happy the man who has placed his trust in the Lord. In the context of our Christian faith, truth prevails regardless of the choices we make, what we choose to believe in or otherwise, and what this world chooses to value versus what God reveals... Continue Reading →
12 February, Wednesday — A Clean Heart
Wednesday of Week 5 in Ordinary Time Gen 2:4-9,15-17 Mk 7:14-23 “…it is the things that come out of a man that make him unclean.” The Jews had many complicated and detailed dietary laws which banned certain foods because they were believed to defile a person. Even utensils had to be cleaned a certain way.... Continue Reading →
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