7th Sunday of Eastertide Acts 1:15-17,20-261 Jn 4:11-16Jn 17:11-19 …..they belong to the world no more than I belong to the world…. The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord is the moment that Christ rises to Heaven and entrusts his disciples and all believers to carry on His mission. He is trusting His mission to... Continue Reading →
15 May, Saturday — Ask Jesus!
Saturday of the 6th Week of Eastertide Acts 18:23-28Jn 16:23-28 "Until now you have not asked anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and so your joy will be complete." As a cradle Catholic, I know the drill. I make the sign of the Cross and intone, “In the name of the Father,... Continue Reading →
11 May, Tuesday – “I Am Here”
Tuesday of the 6th Week of Eastertide Acts 16:22-34Jn 16:5-11 But Paul shouted...“Don’t do yourself any harm; We are all here!” We have been in lockdown mode for more than a year now, with no end in sight. Just when we thought things were slowly returning to normal, we read about countries like India,... Continue Reading →
10 May, Monday – Graces
Monday of the 6th Week of Eastertide Acts 16:11-15Jn 15:26-16:4 Come and stay with us. I have been told that one of my charisms is hospitality, and that I am quite generous. I never think of it as anything noble. I just share what I have, nothing so extraordinary. Recently though, I feel that this... Continue Reading →
9 May, Sunday — Loving Even When It Is Hard – For All Mothers
6th Sunday of Eastertide Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-481 Jn 4:7-10Jn 15:9-17 “You did not choose me: no, I chose you; and I commissioned you to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last; and then the Father will give you anything you ask him in my name.” As I am writing this, it... Continue Reading →
8 May, Saturday – We Are All Chosen
Saturday of the 5th Week of Eastertide Acts 16:1-10Jn 15:18-21 “...my choice withdrew you from the world” Throughout my decade-long career in education and now during postgraduate studies, I have always spent a fair amount of effort charting my own path. If I set my sights on an endeavour, I will explore and assess all... Continue Reading →
7 May, Friday – His Greatest Commandment
Friday of the 5th Week of Eastertide Acts 15:22-31Jn 15:12-17 “What I command you is to love one another.” While this is a familiar scripture passage which I have come across countless times, what struck me as I reflected upon today’s gospel is verse 16 “You did not choose me, but I chose you …” Prior... Continue Reading →
6 May, Thursday – The Father’s Love
Thursday of the 5th Week of Eastertide Acts 15:7-21Jn 15:9-11 As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you 6 years ago, during Mission Week, which was held a week before World Youth Day, I was placed in a foster home with a family of 2 parents and their 2 teenage children. The... Continue Reading →
5 May, Wednesday – My Heavenly Vinedresser
Wednesday of the 5th Week of Eastertide Acts 15:1-6Jn 15:1-8 “Every branch in me that bears no fruit he cuts away” It is strange how an experience can totally change how one perceives and understands the world around him. In today’s Gospel, our Lord Jesus talks about how His Father, the vinedresser, cuts away every... Continue Reading →
4 May, Tuesday – Permeating Peace In Our Lives
Tuesday of the 5th Week of Eastertide Acts 14:19-28 Jn 14:27-31 "Peace I bequeath to you; my own peace I give to you, a peace the world cannot give..." Most of us are familiar with the context of 'peace' in the scriptures which isn’t limited to the idea of an absence of conflict, isn’t fleeting,... Continue Reading →
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