5th Sunday of Easter Acts 6: 1-71 Pt 2:4-9Jn 14:1-12 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God still, and trust in me." The twelve steps of the Alcoholic Anonymous have made me gain a deeper understanding of myself. In particular, the Third step speaks to me. It reads as follows: Made a... Continue Reading →
6 May, Saturday — Show Me the Money!
Saturday of the 4th Week of Easter Acts 13:44-52Jn 14:7-14 ‘Philip said, “Lord let us see the Father and then we shall be satisfied.” Of course, Philip is right! Philip is Cuba Gooding Jr in the film Jerry Maguire; hips gyrating as he makes Tom Cruise yell that unforgettable phrase over the phone – Show... Continue Reading →
5 May, Friday — We worry…like Thomas
Friday of the 4th Week of Easter Acts 13:26-33Jn 14:1-6 “Do not let your hearts be troubled…” An instruction, yet a gentle one. One that comes before the disciples would be overwhelmed with how Jesus would be tortured and crucified. A promise to return and ‘take’ them with him. Thomas is so real, so human,... Continue Reading →
4 May, Thursday — Reflecting on the Acts of the Apostles
Acts 13:13-25Jn 13:16-20 Paul and his went by sea from Paphos to Perga in Pamphylia where John left them to go back to Jerusalem. The others carried on from Perga till they reached Antioch in Pisidia. Every Eastertide season, I appreciate the chance to read the Acts of the Apostles through the mass readings. The... Continue Reading →
3 May, Wednesday — Identifying with the Apostles
May 3 – Feast of Sts. Philip and James, Apostles St. Philip was a disciple of St. John the Baptist, and a convert. He was one of the Twelve Apostles, and brought St. Nathanael to Christ. He was a confidant of Jesus. Little is known about him, but scriptural episodes give the impression of a... Continue Reading →
2 May, Tuesday – Knowing God
May 2 – Memorial for St. Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor St. Athanasius (c.295) studied the classics and theology in Alexandria, Egypt. He was a deacon, secretary, and student of Bishop Alexander of Alexandria. He attended the Council of Nicaea in 325 where he fought for the defeat of Arianism and the acceptance of the divinity... Continue Reading →
1 May, Monday — Willing Sacrifice
May 1 – Feast of St. Joseph the Worker St. Joseph (d. 1st century) was a descendant of the House of David. He was a layman, a builder by trade; traditionally a carpenter, but may have been a stone worker. He was the earthly spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the foster and adoptive... Continue Reading →
30 April, Sunday — “Sparks Joy.”
Good Shepherd Sunday Acts 2:14,36-411 Pet 2:20-25Jn 10:1-10 “I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full.” I will always remember this verse. It was at one of the retreats that I attended when I was serving at St Anne’s Church in the early 2000’s where the Parish Priest... Continue Reading →
28 April, Friday — Showing up
Friday of the 3rd Week of Easter Acts 9:1-20Jn 6:52-59 “Here I am, Lord”. What does it take for someone to change his/her life totally and to offer it up to God as a sacrifice? In the course of serving in various retreats over the past 12-odd years and hearing many, many testimonies, there is... Continue Reading →
27 April, Thursday — Silence of the lambs
Thursday of the 3rd Week of Easter Acts 8:26-40Jn 6:44-51 …like these he never opens his mouth. How many times have we found ourselves in a situation where in order to ‘preserve the peace’, we don’t speak up or offer others our opinions? Or for those of us who work in organisations where ‘groupthink’ rules... Continue Reading →
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