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 →
30 August, Wednesday – What If I Stumble?
Wednesday of Week 21 in Ordinary Time 1 Ths 2:9-13Mt 23:27-32 "Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who are like whitewashed tombs that look handsome on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and every kind of corruption." Ah, the dreaded H word. It keeps getting thrown around. We probably have... Continue Reading →
21 July, Friday – Spirit of the Law
Jul 21 – Memorial for St. Lawrence of Brindisi, priest, religious, doctor St. Lawrence (1559-1619) joined the Capuchin Friars in 1575. He studied theology, the Bible, French, German, Greek, Spanish, Syriac, and Hebrew. He was an effective and forceful preacher in any of his several languages, founded convents and wrote catechisms. As the chaplain of... Continue Reading →
20 July, Thursday – Lay your weary head to rest
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 →
7 June, Wednesday – Back to Basics
Wednesday of Week 9 in Ordinary Time Tob 3:1-11;16-17Mk 12:18-27 Jesus said to them, "Is not the reason why you go wrong, that you understand neither the scriptures nor the power of God?" I am one of those parents with a very Singaporean problem -- coaching my child through primary school mathematics. If you know, you... Continue Reading →
6 June, Tuesday – Rendering to God
Tuesday of Week 9 in Ordinary Time Tob 2:9-14Mark 12: 13-17 "Give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar -- and to God what belongs to God." I certainly have heard this verse a lot when I was a young adult, especially in the context of being able to differentiate things that are of 'this... Continue Reading →
16 April, Sunday – Change
16 Apr -- Divine Mercy Sunday The Congregation for Divine Worship decreed in 2003 that “throughout the world, the Second Sunday of Easter will receive the name Divine Mercy Sunday, a perennial invitation to the Christian world to face, with confidence in divine benevolence, the difference and trials that humankind will experience in the years... Continue Reading →
4 March, Saturday – Perfect Love
Saturday of the 1st week of Lent Dt 26:16-19Mt 5:43-48 "You must therefore be perfect just as your heavenly Father is perfect." I read an article recently about St Therese of Lisieux and her view on perfection. It was a very interesting take and I will include the link to it at the end of this... Continue Reading →
3 March, Friday – Why Not Both?
Friday of the 1st week of Lent Ez 18:21-28Mt 5:20-26 "If your virtue goes no further than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven." Today's readings have certainly given me much food for thought. Actually, to be honest, what is there to think about? The readings are very clear... Continue Reading →
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