Friday of Week 34 in Ordinary Time Apo 20:1-4,11-21:2Lk 21:29-33 “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” Have you ever really pondered the concept of eternity? In our everyday language, we speak ever so lightly of ‘always’, ‘forever’, ‘infinity’, ‘endless’, etc. But do we really have an understanding of... Continue Reading →
13 October, Sunday — Possible Impossible Task
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 7:7-11Heb 4:12-13Mk 10:17-30 “For men...it is impossible, but not for God: because everything is possible for God.” Many of us are familiar with the Gospel reading today. It speaks of a wealthy young man begging Jesus for the secret to eternal life. At first, Jesus spoke to the young... Continue Reading →
1 October, Tuesday — Love and Mercy
Oct 1 – Feast of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor, Patroness of Missions Born to a pious middle-class French family of tradesmen, Francoise-Marie Thérèse Martin (1873–1897) was the daughter of Blessed Louis Martin and Blessed Marie-Azelie Guerin Martin, and all four of her sisters became nuns. Her mother died when Francoise-Marie... Continue Reading →
31 August, Saturday — What is My Talent?
Saturday of Week 21 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 1:26-31Mt 25:14-30 “For everyone who has will be given more…but from the man who has not, even what he has will be taken away.” If you asked me a few years ago what my greatest fear is, I would have said that I don’t want to... Continue Reading →
30 August, Friday — God’s Wisdom
Friday of Week 21 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 1:17-25Mt 25:1-13 …Christ who is the power and the wisdom of God. For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. In the first reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, he was preaching about the power and... Continue Reading →
29 July, Monday — Two Kinds of Life
Jul 29 – Memorial for Sts. Martha, Mary and Lazarus St Martha Jesus liked to stay at the house of Martha, Mary and Lazarus, his friends at Bethany, when he was in Judaea. One of these visits has ever remained dear to Christian memory. On that occasion Martha, busily serving the Master, asked Him to... Continue Reading →
20 July, Saturday — Humility at Heart
Jul 20 – Memorial for St. Apollinaris, Bishop & Martyr According to tradition, Apollinaris was a native of Antioch in the Roman Province of Syria. He was made the first Bishop of Ravenna by St. Peter during the persecutions of Emperor Vespasian (or Nero, depending on the source), On his way out of the city,... Continue Reading →
30 June, Sunday — Faith and Fear
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 1:13-15,2:23-242 Cor 8:7,9,13-15Mk 5:21-43 “Do not be afraid; only have faith.” These are the words spoken by Jesus to the synagogue official named Jairus. Jairus’ daughter is desperately ill and at death’s door. Jesus is surrounded by a crowd and can only move slowly through the throng of people... Continue Reading →
20 May, Monday — Signs of Patience
May 20 – Memorial for St. Bernadine of Siena, Priest St. Bernadine (1381-1444) was a Friar Minor, a priest, an itinerant preacher, and a theological writer. His preaching skills were so great and the conversions so numerous, that he has become associated with all areas of speaking, advertising, public relations, etc. Bernadine’s charismatic preaching filled... Continue Reading →
25 March, Monday — Who’s Judging?
Monday of Holy Week Isa 42:1-7Jn 12:1-11 “she had to keep this scent for the day of my burial…” As we head into Holy Week, it is time for some deep reflections. Today’s Gospel is an interesting one. It recounts the dinner where Jesus is at the table with Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, whom our... Continue Reading →
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