Easter Tuesday Acts 2:36-41Jn 20:11-18 She knew him The number 10,000 has popped into prominence in the self-development industry of late. It has been said that in order to achieve complete mastery in any subject, one has to be doing that activity for a minimum of 10,000 hours. My children have always loved eating pizza... Continue Reading →
10 April, Monday — Faith in dark times
Easter Monday Acts 2:14,22-33Mt 28:8-15 “...they will see me there.” Before I attended the Conversion Experience Retreat (CER) in 2015, I had been 'spiritually dry' for a long time. During this time, I just could not experience God in my life. For the most part, I heard and felt nothing. This silence troubled me. Imagine... Continue Reading →
9 April, Sunday — Beyond death
Easter Sunday Acts 10:34,37-43Col 3:1-4Jn 20:1-9 ...he must rise from the dead. Death, to me, is the ultimate hurdle, and I certainly have thought of my own death at various points in my life. One of the most significant times was when my father was told he had a serious illness. He had cautioned me... Continue Reading →
4 June, Saturday — Our Lord Jesus Christ is God and His actions are immeasurable
Saturday of the 7th Week of Eastertide Acts 28:16-20,30-31Jn 21:20-25 There are many things that Jesus did; if all were written down, the world itself, I suppose, would not hold all the books that would have to be written. The Ten Commandments in the bible contain the summary of human laws -- commandments meant to... Continue Reading →
30 May, Monday — On Peace
Monday of the 7th Week of Eastertide Acts 19:1-8Jn 16:29-33 “...so that you may find peace in me.” Peace -- something that the world needs right now. Loads of it. One could argue that we are suffering as a result of centuries of strife and wars and that the current generation of world leaders are... Continue Reading →
29 May, Sunday — Saints in the making
7th Sunday of Eastertide Acts 7:55-60Apo 22:12-14,16-17,20Jn 17:20-26 “I have given them the glory you gave to me...” It has been an interesting couple of weeks for me from a ministry perspective -- serving at two retreats a fortnight apart and being blessed to have listened to two priests who, though separated by a significant... Continue Reading →
28 May, Saturday — What is your asking price to betray Jesus?
Saturday of the 6th Week of Eastertide Acts 18:23-28Jn 16:23-28 ...by the energetic way he refuted the Jews in public and demonstrated from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ. The price of Jesus’ life to Judas? 30 pieces of silver. 30 pieces of silver was what Jesus meant to him – His lordship, His friendship,... Continue Reading →
25 May, Wednesday — Can We Handle the Truth?
May 25 – Memorial for St. Bede the Venerable, Priest and Worker; Memorial for St. Gregory VII, Pope; Memorial for St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Virgin St. Bede (672-735) was born around the time England was finally, completely Christianized. He was raised from age seven in the abbey of Sts. Peter and Paul at Wearmouth-Jarrow, and lived... Continue Reading →
24 May, Tuesday — “I Am Here”
Tuesday of the 6th Week of Easter Acts 16:22-34Jn 16:5-11 But Paul shouted at the top of his voice, “Don’t do yourself any harm; we are all here!” COVID-19 has really turned our lives on its head. Even though most countries have eased restrictions, life as we know it will not be quite the... Continue Reading →
23 May, Monday — Listening vs Hearing
Monday of the 6th Week of Eastertide Acts 16:11-15Jn 15:26-16:4 “One of these women was called Lydia, a devout woman from the town of Thyatira who was in the purple-dye trade. She listened to us, and the Lord opened her heart to accept what Paul was saying.” I have two young children and my youngest... Continue Reading →
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