Wednesday of Week 18 in Ordinary Time Jer 31:1-7Mt 15:21-28 “Woman, you have great faith. Let your wish be granted.” When the woman asked Jesus to heal her daughter, she mentioned that "even house-dogs can eat the scraps that fall from their master’s table." It was a real eye-opener for me that even the ‘scraps’... Continue Reading →
7 June, Tuesday — Christ, be our light
Tuesday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 17:7-16Mt 5:13-16 “No one lights a lamp to put it under a tub; they put it on the lamp-stand where it shines for everyone in the house.” In the Gospel of St John, it says: 'And the Son of Man must be lifted up as Moses... Continue Reading →
6 June, Monday — Mary, Our Mother
Jun 6 -- Mary, Mother of the Church In Roman Catholic Mariology, Mother of the Church (Latin: Mater Ecclesiae) is a title officially given to Mary by Pope Paul VI. The title first appeared in the 4th century writings of Saint Ambrose of Milan, as rediscovered by Hugo Rahner. It was also used by Pope Benedict XIV in 1748 and then by Pope Leo XIII in 1885. Pope... Continue Reading →
22 April, Friday — Miracles of Quantity and Quality
Easter Friday Acts 4:1-12Jn 21:1-14 ...in spite of there being so many the net was not broken. In today’s Gospel, Jesus asked Peter to bring in the fish they had caught. They caught so many fish that the writer had to point out that it could have broken the nets, but it didn’t. Did Jesus... Continue Reading →
21 April, Thursday — Our Real Worth
Easter Thursday Acts 3:11-26Ps 8:2,5-9Lk 24:35-48 What is man that you should keep him in mind, mortal man that you care for him? One of the human activities that always fascinates me is an auction. This is where the value of things becomes drastically different from the market value based on a number of criteria.... Continue Reading →
20 April, Wednesday — Passing on Christ’s Healing
Acts 3:1-10Lk 24:13-35 I have neither silver nor gold, but I will give you what I have: in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk! Hurting people hurt people. This is phrase that I’ve heard a more than a few times when I share with some of my friends or confidants about some injustice... Continue Reading →
26 February, Saturday — Prayers from the Burning Heart
Saturday of Week 7 in Ordinary Time Jas 5:13-20Mk 10:13-16 Let my prayer come before you like incense, O Lord. One of the things that I feel very blessed being a Catholic is that we can always pray with our senses. With our sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell, our prayers become more experiential. At... Continue Reading →
25 February, Friday — Yes/No
Friday of Week 7 in Ordinary Time Jas 5:9-12Mk 10:1-12 If you mean ‘yes’, you must say ‘yes’; if you mean ‘no’, say ‘no’. Our world is so dependent on ‘yes’ and ‘no’. The fundamentals of computer language are based on a yes/no logic. With a combination of yes and no, we have achieved so... Continue Reading →
24 February, Thursday — Don’t Lose Your Saltiness
Thursday of Week 7 in Ordinary Time Jas 5:1-6Mk 9:41-50 “Salt is a good thing, but if salt has become insipid, how can you season it again?” I must admit that I’ve read and heard from the Gospel about salt losing it’s saltiness so many times and yet, I didn’t really know how salt can... Continue Reading →
23 February, Wednesday — Total Surrender to God’s Will
23 Feb – Memorial for St. Polycarp, bishop and martyr St. Polycarp (69-155) was an associate of, converted by, and disciple of St. John the Apostle. He was a friend of St. Ignatius of Antioch, and he fought Gnosticism. He was the Bishop of Smyrna (modern Izmir, Turkey), and was a revered Christian leader during the... Continue Reading →
OXYGEN 