6th day within the Octave of Christmas 1 Jn 2:12-17Lk 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, because nothing the world has to offer -- the sensual body, the lustful eye, pride in possessions... Continue Reading →
29 December, Monday – God never imposes, He invites
5th day within the Octave of Christmas 1 Jn 2:3-11Lk 2:22-25 Every first-born male must be consecrated to the Lord. One of my very dearest Catholic friends and I have a set time early every Friday morning to spend 5-10 minutes in a weekly catch up, and then another 25-40 minutes in our ‘Anchor’ reflecting... Continue Reading →
24 December, Wednesday — Prepare the Way for the Lord
24 December 2 Sam 7:1-5,8-12,14,16Lk 1:67-79 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; for he has visited his people, he has come to their rescue, and he has raised up for us a power for salvation in the House of his servant David.” Merry Christmas! How has your Christmas been so far? Is it... Continue Reading →
23 December, Tuesday — What’s In A Name?
Dec 23 – Memorial for St. John of Kanty, presbyter St. John of Kanty (1390-1473) was a Polish country lad. A brilliant student at the University of Krakow, Poland, he became a priest and professor of theology at the University of Krakow, where he was falsely accused and ousted by university rivals. At the age... Continue Reading →
22 December, Monday — Be Bold! Ask the Lord what He wants of you.
22 December 1 Sam 1:24-28Lk 1:46-56 …and the Lord granted me what I asked him. If you were to have known or met me pre-COVID, you would have noticed one thing about me – I enjoyed drinking alcohol. In my 20s and 30s (even into my mid 40s), I was well-known to be able to... Continue Reading →
21 December, Sunday — Hope abounds in despair
4th Sunday of Advent Isa 7:10-14Rm 1:1-7Mt 1:18-24 To you all…called to be saints… Just this month alone, I attended 3 wakes over 1 weekend. and, for one of them, had to help my nephew find a church for the wake venue and funeral mass of his mother (my cousin). When I ‘got the call’... Continue Reading →
20 December, Saturday — “Why her and not me?”
20 December Isa 7:10-14Lk 1:26-38 “I am the handmaid of the Lord, let what you have said be done to me.” Today’s Gospel on the Annunciation was one of the passages we reflected on during the Advent Recollection titled “Hope”, conducted on 30 November at the Church of St Ignatius in Singapore. When the angel... Continue Reading →
19 December, Friday — Empty waiting? Or a time of purification?
19 December Jgs 13:2-7,24-25Lk 1:5-25 “How can I be sure of this?” My most recent encounter with today's Gospel passage was during an Advent Recollection titled “Hope”, on 30 November at the Church of St Ignatius in Singapore. As we reflected on the story of Advent, I found myself listening to this Gospel not just... Continue Reading →
18 December, Thursday — Who can we turn to?
18 December Jer 23:5-8Mt 1:18-24 ‘God-is-with-us’ It has been a year since we moved into our current house and as I reflect back on the year gone by, I can see how God has blessed me tremendously with so much more than I could ever have imagined. From being able to sing and glorify Him... Continue Reading →
17 December, Wednesday — Tree of Life
17 December Gen 49:2,8-10Mt 1:1-17 A genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham. ‘The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” is a phrase often heard in certain genres of movies/shows where a descendant of a good/evil patriarch has somehow gone against type and proven others wrong; yet, at the climax or... Continue Reading →
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