Wednesday of Week 34 in Ordinary Time Dan 5:1-6,13-14,16-17,23-28Lk 21:12-19 “You will be hated by all men on account of my name, but not a hair of your head will be lost. Your endurance will win you your lives.” I recall a few years back, when I felt the Catholic church was under attack. From... Continue Reading →
23 October, Thursday — Division
Oct 23 – Memorial for St John of Capistrano, priest John of Capistrano was a Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from the Italian town of Capestrano, Abruzzo. Famous as a preacher, theologian, and inquisitor, he earned himself the nickname "the Soldier Saint" when in 1456 at age 70 he led a Crusade against the invading Ottoman Empire at the siege of Belgrade with the Hungarian military commander John Hunyadi. Elevated to... Continue Reading →
21 October, Tuesday — Light Your Lamps
Tuesday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Rm 5:12,15,17-21Lk 12:35-38 “See that you are dressed for action and have your lamps lit. Be like men waiting for their master to return from the wedding feast, ready to open the door as soon as he comes and knocks.” I feel really torn today. The readings are... Continue Reading →
20 October, Monday — Where Are Your Treasures?
Monday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Rm 4:20-25Lk 12:13-21 “Watch, and be on your guard against avarice of any kind, for a man’s life is not made secure by what he owns, even when he has more than he needs.” Avarice. According to the Oxford Dictionary, avarice is extreme greed for wealth or material... Continue Reading →
30 September, Tuesday — Love and Mercy
Sep 30 – Memorial for St. Jerome, Priest and Doctor St. Jerome (347-419) led a misspent youth. He later converted in theory, being baptised in 365, and then had a true conversion when he studied theology. He was a monk, and revised the Latin text of the Bible. The result of his 30 years of... Continue Reading →
11 September, Thursday — ‘Love Your Enemies?’
Thursday of Week 23 in Ordinary Time Col 3:12-17Lk 6:27-38 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged yourselves; do not condemn, and you will to be condemned yourselves; grant pardon, and you will be pardoned.” Yikes! If you thought the Beatitudes were a high calling, today’s Gospel is a whopper. It is so... Continue Reading →
10 September, Wednesday — Heaven and Earth
Wednesday of Week 23 in Ordinary Time Col 3:1-11Lk 6:20-26 Let your thoughts be on heavenly things, not on the things that are on the earth… The verse above is taken from Colossians. It is a good reminder to us all and ties in very nicely to the Gospel of today. In the First Reading,... Continue Reading →
16 August, Saturday — Undivided attention on Jesus
Saturday of Week 19 in Ordinary Time Jos 24:14-29Mk 19:13-15 “It is the Lord our God we choose to serve; it is his voice that we will obey. Military and political leaders often have to take an oath of office when they assume a new position. There is often the intent to uphold certain ethos... Continue Reading →
12 August, Tuesday — One in a Million
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 →
7 August, Thursday — ‘Who Do You Say I Am?’
Aug 7 – Memorial for St. Sixtus, pope, martyr, and companions; St. Cajetan, priest Sixtus (d. 258) was an adult convert to Christianity. In his papacy, he dealt with the controversy concerning Baptism by heretics. He believed that anyone who was baptised with a desire to be a Christian, even if the Baptism was performed... Continue Reading →
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