Saturday of the 1st Week of Advent Isa 30:19-21,23-26Mt 9:35-10:1,5,6-8 Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to the harvest." The harvest is great, but the labourers are few. This line appears frequently whenever we have prayers for... Continue Reading →
5 December, Friday – Do You Believe?
Friday of the 1st Week of Advent Isa 29:17-24Mt 9:27-31 In a short time, a very short time, shall not Lebanon become fertile land and fertile land turn into forest? The deaf, that day, will hear the words of a book and, after shadow and darkness, the eyes of the blind will see. ‘Twas the night... Continue Reading →
6 November, Thursday – His Sheep Am I
Thursday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time Rm 14:7-12Lk 15:1-10 “What man among you with a hundred sheep, losing one, would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the missing one till he found it? And when he found it, would he not joyfully take it on his shoulders and then…say, “Rejoice... Continue Reading →
5 November, Wednesday – What’s Eating At You?
Wednesday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time Rm 13:8-10Lk 14:25-33 Avoid getting into debt, except the debt of mutual love. If you love your fellow men, you have carried out your obligations... Love is the one thing that cannot hurt your neighbour; that is why it is the answer to every one of the commandments.... Continue Reading →
28 August, Thursday — People Get Ready
Aug 28 – Memorial for St. Augustine, bishop, doctor After investigating and experimenting with several philosophies, Augustine (354-430) became a Manichaean for several years; it taught of a great struggle between good and evil, and featured a lax moral code. A summation of his thinking at the time comes from his Confessions: “God, give me... Continue Reading →
14 June, Saturday – Be Reconciled To God
Saturday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 5:14-21Mt 5:33-37 ...and the appeal that we make in Christ's name is: be reconciled to God. Since Lent began, I made an effort to look closely at the Sunday readings. Starting from Easter, I noticed that the readings focussed heavily on evangelisation. St Paul wrote many letters to... Continue Reading →
10 April, Thursday – Promises, Covenants, and Metanoia
Thursday of the 5th Week of Lent Gen 17:3-9Jn 8:51-59 You shall no longer be called Abram: your name shall be Abraham, for I make you father of a multitude of nations… 'You on your part shall maintain my Covenant, yourself and your descendants after you, generation after generation.' Today’s first reading reminded me of... Continue Reading →
9 April, Wednesday – Faith In A Furnace
Wednesday of the 5th Week of Lent Dan 3:14-20,24-25,28Jn 8:31-42 King Nebuchednezzar said: Shadrach, Misach, and Abednago, is it true that that you do not serve my gods, and that you refuse the golden statue I have erected? ...Shadrach, Misach, and Abednago replied to King Nebuchednezzar, "Your question hardly requires an answer: if our God, the... Continue Reading →
2 March, Sunday – We The Beloved
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sir 27:4-71 Cor 15:54-58Luk 6:39-45 For every tree can be told by its own fruit... I had recently started to re-read the Chronicles of Narnia. I am now halfway through the series and today’s readings seem to be paralleling the Narnian stories. What really stood out to me, among all the imagery,... Continue Reading →
8 January, Wednesday – Death Comes a Knockin’
Wednesday after Epiphany 1 Jn 4:11-18Mk 6:45-52 No one has ever seen God; but as long as we love one another God will live in us and his love will be complete in us. Epiphany has just passed. Another meaning for epiphany is a sudden enlightenment or understanding of something. This past Advent season has been different... Continue Reading →
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