7th Sunday of Eastertide Acts 1:12-141 Pet 4:13-16Jn 17:1-11 “...the hour has come” Cometh the hour, cometh the man. This is so true of many great men who have walked this earth. In politics, in sport, in art, in situations where a hero was needed. Then we have the unsung heroes -- those who toil,... Continue Reading →
23 May, Saturday — Wake up Lord! Do you even care?
Saturday of the 6th Week of Eastertide Acts 18:23-28 Jn 16:23B-28 “anything you ask for from the Father he will grant in my name” March 28 was a dark, rainy and quiet night at the Sagrato of St Peter’s Basilica. Pope Francis was a lone figure walking up the path towards an ambo. He looked frail and worn out. With... Continue Reading →
22 May, Friday — Nothing happens outside the will of God…absolutely nothing!
May 22 – Memorial for St. Rita of Cascia, Religious Rita (1386-1457) was the daughter of Antonio and Amata Lotti, a couple known as the Peacemakers of Jesus; they had Rita late in life. From her early youth, Rita visited the Augustinian nuns at Cascia, Italy, and showed interest in a religious life. However, when... Continue Reading →
21 May, Thursday — Hidden yet Present
21 May - The Ascension of the Lord The Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ, also called Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday, or sometimes Holy Thursday, commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into heaven. It is one of the ecumenical (i.e., universally celebrated) feasts of Christian churches, ranking with the feasts of the Passion, of Easter, and Pentecost. Ascension Day is traditionally celebrated on... Continue Reading →
20 May, Wednesday — Unknown and Unknowable
Wednesday of 6th Week of Eastertide Acts 17:15, 22-18:1 Jn 16:12-15 To An Unknown God On the way to the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd one day for some personal prayer time, I was stopped by a couple of our non-Catholic, Christian brothers just outside the gates. They took pains to evangelize about the theology of... Continue Reading →
19 May, Tuesday — Believers shall earn salvation
Tuesday of 6th Week of Eastertide Acts 16:22-34John 16:5-11 “Become a believer in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, and your household too.” The weight of human belief is the product of the magnitude of mental richness and the direction of thought; it stems from realization and understanding around faith. Sometimes, the pressure... Continue Reading →
18 May, Monday — Those who don’t know God are wrong doers
May 18 – Memorial for St. John I, Pope and Martyr John (d. 526) was a priest in Rome, and became the 53rd pope in 523. Italy’s ruler then, Theodoric the Goth, was an Arian. For a while he left the Catholics alone, but in later life he became suspicious of everyone, imagining conspiracies and... Continue Reading →
17 May, Sunday — We cannot be orphans while loving God
6th Sunday in Easter Acts 8:5-8, 14-171 Pet 3:15-18Jn 14:15-21 “I will not leave you orphans; I will come back to you.” In our traditional settings, orphans, when they are very young and tender, are helpless and vulnerable; they grow without parental support and depend on the trappings of relations and society. When they are... Continue Reading →
16 May, Saturday — Discernment of God’s voice in visions and messages
Saturday of 5th Week of Eastertide Acts 16:1–10 Jn 15:18–21 “Come across to Macedonia and help us.” Recently, I was going through a spiritual crisis in my life. As I was wondering whom I should reach out to, I received a text from one of my Catholic friends, whom I had not communicated with for a long... Continue Reading →
15 May, Friday — Love the sinner, but hate the sin
Friday of 5th Week of Eastertide Acts 15:22–31Jn 15:12–17 “This is my commandment: love one another, as I have loved you.” There is once a saying -- love the sinner but hate the sin. Someone close to me had deeply hurt me recently by betraying my trust. I had to figure out how best I... Continue Reading →
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