Saturday after Epiphany 1 Jn 5:14-21Jn 3:22-30 “This same joy I feel, and now is complete.” I used to join a performing arts choir when I was a younger adult. We endeavored to stage two shows a year. However, as a fledgling choir, we did not have the means nor funding, so we did everything... Continue Reading →
10 January, Friday — A touch of compassion
Friday after Epiphany 1 Jn 5:5-13Lk 5:12-16 Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said, “Of course I want to! Be cured!” As we leave the old year behind and embark on a new year, I reflect on the trials and tribulations from the past year. Given all that has happened in the past... Continue Reading →
9 January, Sunday — Letting the Spirit lead
Brothers and sisters in Christ, today we welcome Corinne, a third generation cradle Catholic whose faith has been largely influenced by the womenfolk in her life, particularly her grandmother and aunts. She retired from corporate life some nine years ago, but is definitely not retired from life. Married to a convert to Catholicism, they serve actively... 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 →
4 January, Saturday — A Child’s Simple Wish to Choose Jesus
4 January 1 Jn 3:7-10Jn 1:35-42 “No one who has been begotten by God sins; because God’s seed remains inside him.” I am re-writing this reflection a second time today, because I carelessly overlooked saving my draft which I accidentally over-wrote with another file. I was so frustrated that I wanted to give up. But... Continue Reading →
3 January, Friday — My Beloved Daughter and Son
3 Jan – Memorial for the Most Holy Name of Jesus Today’s feast day is a remembrance and celebration of the conferral of the Holy Name of Jesus. A separate votive Mass under this title is found in the revised Roman Missal, and may be used for an annual celebration (e.g. titular of a Church),... Continue Reading →
31 December, Tuesday — Coming out of the dark
7th day within the octave of Christmas1 Jn 2:18-21Jn 1:1-18 The Word was the true light that enlightens all men. In the past couple of months, I’ve been busy with home fixes. Neither my husband nor I are good handymen, and after 11 years in this apartment, things have slowly started falling apart. It began with... Continue Reading →
30 December, Monday — Pursuing God
6th day within the octave of Christmas 1 Jn 2:12-17Lk 2:36-40 ...nothing the world has to offer…could ever come from the Father but only from the world… I am a consummate social media consumer and have used these platforms for my work and to 'pass time'. I have noticed that videos that go viral tend... Continue Reading →
26 December, Thursday — Dying to live
Dec 26 – Feast of St. Stephen, protomartyr St. Stephen was the first Christian martyr. A deacon and a preacher, all we know of him is related in the Acts of the Apostles. While preaching the gospel in the streets, angry Jews who believed his message to be blasphemy dragged him outside the city, and... Continue Reading →
25 December, Wednesday — He Kept His Promise
Dear Oxygen readers, The Core Team wishes one and all a blessed, peaceful and joyous Christmas filled with God's graces and love. May He continue to light out paths and guide us on our journeys as we come to know Him more. Christmas Day – Mass in the Day Isa 52:7-10Heb 1:1-6Jn 1:1-18 …all peoples... Continue Reading →
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