3rd Sunday of Easter Acts 3:13-15,17-191 Jn 2:1-5Lk 24:35-48 “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name…” We have survived Lent, we have carried our own crosses for 40 days, we... Continue Reading →
17 April, Saturday — On Doubt And Fear
Acts 6:1-7Jn 6:16-21 It is I. Do not be afraid. There’s an old trope, ‘The devil’s in the details’, that I’ve been ruminating over a lot this last week. Working out the fine print for any life decision is always daunting -- sometimes enough to put you off even pursuing it. Everyone wants the dream.... Continue Reading →
16 April, Friday — Surviving Scarcity
Friday of the 2nd Week of Eastertide Acts 5:34-42Jn 6:1-15 So they picked them up, and filled twelve hampers with scraps left over from the meal of five barley loaves. Scarcity brings out the worst in people’s true characters. All of this was made abundantly clear in 2020 when, during COVID, America found itself facing... Continue Reading →
15 April, Thursday — Finding Courage
Thursday of the 2nd Week of Eastertide Acts 5:27-33Jn 3:31-36 “When they heard this, they became infuriated and wanted to put them to death” It seems like ‘cancel culture’ was a thing even back in the days of the Apostles!! Yesterday, we talked about my difficulty with finding the right words to say to a... Continue Reading →
14 April, Wednesday — Words
Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Eastertide Acts 5:17-26Jn 3:16-21 ”God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not lost but may have eternal life” A close friend announced at Easter that she would not be returning to church after the pandemic is... Continue Reading →
13 April, Tuesday — The Amazing Story
13 Apr – Memorial for St. Martin I, pope & martyr St. Martin (d. 655) was chosen the 74th pope in 649 without imperial approval. He conducted the Lateran Council, which condemned the Patriach of Constantinople for Monothelitism, which claimed that Christ had no human will. This put him in opposition to the emperor, who had him arrested... Continue Reading →
12 April, Monday — Our Certainty in the Uncertainty
Monday of the 2nd Week of Eastertide Acts 4:23-31Jn 3:1-8 “The wind blows wherever it pleases; you hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. That is how it is with all who are born of the Spirit.” VUCA: Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous. This term was first... Continue Reading →
11 April, Sunday — Personal Touch
2nd Sunday of Eastertide -- Divine Mercy Sunday Divine Mercy Sunday (also known as the Feast of the Divine Mercy) is celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter, which concludes the Octave of Easter. The feast day is observed by Roman Catholics as well as some Anglicans.[1] It is originally based on the Catholic devotion to the Divine Mercy that Faustina Kowalska reported as part of her encounter with Jesus, and... Continue Reading →
10 April, Saturday — Untuned Instrument
Easter Saturday Acts 4:13-21Mk 16:9-15 “We cannot promise to stop proclaiming what we have seen and heard.” After Peter and John have healed a man who was crippled from birth, they proclaimed the resurrection of Jesus and the salvation by repentance of sins. Many people came to believe, except for the Sadducees, the rulers, the... Continue Reading →
9 April, Friday — Reverting and Standing Firm
Easter Friday Acts 4:1-12Jn 21:1-14 Simon Peter said, ‘I am going fishing.’ They replied, ‘We’ll come with you.’ There's nothing strange about that phrase. Peter and other disciples were fishermen before they followed Jesus. There is nothing strange about them fishing. Is there? Let’s look at the whole scenario and the context. Jesus’ crucifixion in... Continue Reading →
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