Thursday of the 3rd Week of Advent Isa 54:1-10Lk 7:24-30...but my love for you will never leave you... There was a time where I entered into a heated argument with another friend of mine, which did not end off very well. I was called a stubborn person and this was indeed very difficult for me... Continue Reading →
15 December, Wednesday — Surrendering my hurts to God
Wednesday of the 3rd Week of Advent Isa 45:6-8,18,21-25Lk 7:19-23"...happy is the man who does not lose faith in me." These past two years have been difficult for some of us. The changes and disruptions to our life caused by the pandemic has been a transformative experience for everybody. Adjusting to a different way of... Continue Reading →
14 December, Tuesday — Yes, Lord!
Dec 14 – Memorial for St. John of the Cross, priest, religious, doctor of the Church St. John (1675–1726) was born in poverty. He cared for the poor in the hospital in Medina. He became a lay Carmelite brother in 1563 at age 21, though he lived stricter than their Rule. He studied at Salamanca. He... Continue Reading →
13 December, Monday — Blind Obedience
Dec 13 – Memorial for St. Lucy, virgin, martyr St. Lucy (c. 283) was a rich, young Christian of Greek ancestry. She was raised in a pious family, and vowed her life to Christ. Her Roman father died when she was young. Her mother, Eutychia, arranged a marriage for her. For three years, she managed to... Continue Reading →
12 December, Sunday — The pursuit of Happiness
3rd Sunday of Advent Zep 3:14-18Phi 4:4-7Lk 3:10-18 I want you to be happy, always happy in the Lord. I love the word ‘Happy’. Just looking at the word or derivatives of the word makes me happy. I recently read about the Happiness U Curve. In a longitudinal study, it shows that beginning from the... Continue Reading →
11 December, Saturday — “It is finished” – Mission accomplished
Dec 11 – Memorial for St. Damasus I, pope St. Damasus (306-384) was raised in a pious family. His father was a priest in Rome, and Damasus served for a time as deacon in his father’s church, St. Laurence. He was ordained a priest and became assistant to Pope Liberius. He was elected the 37th pope... Continue Reading →
10 December, Friday — The devil always collects what is due to him
Friday of the 2nd Week of Advent Is 48:17-19Mt 11:16-19 “Yet wisdom has been proved right by her actions.” At the cusp of the Second World War in late 1930s, the world was in a very dark place. In Germany, Fascism and the cult of personality worship of one individual called Hitler, was gaining momentum and rearing its... Continue Reading →
9 December, Thursday — Of Psychopaths, Narcissists and Machiavellians
Dec 9 – Memorial for St. Juan Diego, hermit, layman John (1474-1548) was born an impoverished free man in a strongly class-conscious society. He was a farm worker, a field labourer, and a mat maker. He became a married layman with no children. Even as a pagan, he was a mystical and religious man, and... Continue Reading →
7 December, Tuesday – Searching
Dec 7 – Memorial for St. Ambrose, bishop and doctor of the Church St. Ambrose (c.340–397) was born to the Roman nobility. He was the brother of St. Marcellina and St. Satyrus. He was educated in the classics, Greek, and philosophy at Rome, Italy. He was a poet and a noted orator. He was a convert... Continue Reading →
6 December, Monday – God’s Strange Mercy
Dec 6 – Memorial for St. Nicholas, bishop St. Nicholas (d. 346) was a priest and abbot, and the bishop of Myra, Lycia (modern Turkey). He was generous to the poor, and a special protector of the innocent and wrong. Many stories grew up around him prior to his becoming Santa Claus. One story is that... Continue Reading →
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