Aug 12 – Memorial for St. Jane Frances de Chantal St. Jane married Baron de Chantal. She restored order in the household, which was on the brink of ruin, and brought back prosperity. During her husband’s absence at the court, or with the army, when reproached for her extremely sober manner of dressing, her reply... Continue Reading →
11 August, Sunday — Heeding the seasons in our lives
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 19:4-8Eph 4:30-5:2Jn 6:41-51 “I am the bread of life.” As a child, I have always experienced doubt, fear and challenges in daily life. Growing up without parents, I faced these issues alone. Often, if others found out about the difficulties I am facing, I would be told to... Continue Reading →
10 August, Saturday — Receiving, not earning, God’s grace
Aug 10 – Feast of St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr St. Lawrence was a third-century archdeacon of Rome, a distributor of alms, and “keeper of the treasures of the Church” in a time when Christianity was outlawed. On 6 August 258, by decree of Emperor Valerian, Pope St. Sixtus II and six deacons were beheaded,... Continue Reading →
26 June, Wednesday — The importance of discernment
Wednesday of Week 12 in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 22:8-13,23:1-10Mt 7:15-20 “You will be able to tell them by their fruits.” I love social media… or rather, I love watching social media to learn new ideas and trends and expose myself to different ways of thinking. When I first stumbled on this way of learning,... Continue Reading →
25 June, Tuesday — Turning to our God
Tuesday of Week 12 in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 19:9-11,14-21,31-36Mt 7:6,12-14 ‘Give ear, Lord, and listen. Open your eyes, Lord, and see’ In today's first reading, we read about the mind games played by Sennacherib, King of the Assyrians, with Hezekiah, the King of Judah. With a strong track record of exterminating her enemies, Sennacherib... Continue Reading →
30 May, Thursday — Humility Revisited
Thursday of Week 8 in Ordinary Time 1 Pet 2:2-5,9-12Mk 10:46-52 “Son of David, Jesus, have pity on me.” Today’s readings really spoke to me, especially when I looked at the behaviour of Bartimaeus (which isn’t his name -- 'Bartimaeus' means “the son of Timaeus”) Last year at this time, I had been struggling for... Continue Reading →
18 May, Saturday — Being there with Jesus
May 18 – Memorial for St. John I, Pope and Martyr St. John (d. 526) was a priest in Rome, and became the 53rd pope in 523. Italy’s ruler then, Theodoric the Goth, was an Arian. For a while he left the Catholics alone, but in later life, he became suspicious of everyone, imagining conspiracies... Continue Reading →
17 May, Friday — God’s wisdom, not ours
Friday of the 7th Week of Eastertide Acts 25:13-21Jn 21:15-19 “Feed my sheep” Today’s Gospel intrigues me. In this passage from John, Jesus had met Simon Peter for the first time since His resurrection. In this first interaction, instead of calling him out for his betrayal (thrice), our Lord chose to ask him three times... Continue Reading →
24 April, Wednesday — Walking the talk
24 Apr – Memorial for St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest & martyr St. Fidelis Sigmaringen (1577-1622) was a lawyer and teacher of philosophy. Disgusted by the greed, corruption, and lack of interest in justice by his fellow lawyers, Mark Rey abandoned the law, became a priest and a Franciscan friar with his brother George. He... Continue Reading →
7 April, Sunday — Learning from the Divine Mercy
Divine Mercy Sunday Acts 4:32-351 Jn 5:1-6Jn 20:19-31 ...whoever loves the Father that begot him loves the child whom he begets… I must confess to being fascinated by revenge movies, particularly Korean ones. I am not the only person with this secret pleasure; the streaming services seem to have a collection of these 'revenge stories'.... Continue Reading →
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