Saturday of Week 17 in Ordinary Time Jer 26:11-16,24Mt 14:1-12 Then, during the celebrations for Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company, and so delighted Herod that he promised on oath to give her anything she asked. Prompted by her mother she said, "Give me John the Baptist's head, here, on a... Continue Reading →
17 June, Monday – The Gift of Faith
Monday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 21:1-16Mt 5:38-42 "But I say this to you: offer the wicked man no resistance. On the contrary, if anyone hits you on the right cheek, offer him the other as well..." When I first came across the passage from today’s first reading, I was a university... Continue Reading →
16 June, Sunday – I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 17:22-242 Cor 5:6-10Mk 4:26-34 Using many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, so far as they were capable of understanding it.I am writing this reflection fresh off Pentecost Sunday. As I read the gospel for today’s mass, I remembered the gospel for Pentecost, specifically, the part where... Continue Reading →
2 March, Saturday – The Prodigal Father
Saturday of the 2nd week of Lent Mic 7:14-15;18-20Lk 15:1-3;11-32 But it was only right we should celebrate and rejoice, because your brother here was dead and has come to life; he was lost, and is found. When I was a child I had thought the word 'prodigal' meant 'repentant', like how we are after... Continue Reading →
29 January, Monday – The Violent Darkness
Monday of Week 4 in Ordinary Time 2 Sam 15:13-14, 30;16;5-13Mk 5:1-20 With that, the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand pigs charged down the cliff into the lake, and there they were drowned. I am a huge fan of the American TV series 'Supernatural'.... Continue Reading →
28 January, Sunday – Don’t Shoot The Messenger
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Deu 18:15-201 Cor 7:32-35Mk 1:21-28 I say this only to help you, not to put a halter around your neck, but simply to make sure that everything is as it should be, and that you give your undivided attention to the Lord. When I was in my teens and early... Continue Reading →
13 January, Saturday — Come Dine With Me
13 Jan – Memorial for St. Hilary, bishop and doctor of the Church St. Hilary of Poitiers (315-368) was known as Athanasius of the West. He was born to wealthy polytheistic, pagan nobility. His early life was uneventful as he married, had children (one of whom was St. Abra), and studied on his own. Through... Continue Reading →
30 December, Saturday – Set Apart
6th day within the Octave of Christmas 1 Jn 2:12-17Luke 2:36-40 You must not love this passing world or anything that is in the world. The love of the Father cannot be in any man who loves the world... As is my personal tradition, I will binge read the Narnia and Harry Potter books around... Continue Reading →
12 November, Sunday – Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 6:12-161 Ths 4:13-18Mt 25:1-13 She herself walks about looking for those who are worthy of her and graciously shows herself to them as they go, in every thought of theirs coming to meet them. In the midst of frenetic end-of-year exam revision, I mulled over the readings for this... Continue Reading →
31 August, Thursday – People Get Ready
Thursday of Week 21 in Ordinary Time 1 Ths 3:7-13Mt 24:42-51 "Stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming." Today's gospel from Matthew compares two servants. The first one, a diligent and faithful servant that keeps everything in order while awaiting his master's return; and the second one, a cruel... Continue Reading →
OXYGEN 