1st Sunday of Lent Deu 26:4-10Rm 10:8-13Lk 4:1-13 My God in whom I trust. Lent is upon us. For this first Sunday of Lent, the following themes resonate with me: Giving Alms, Faith and Confession, Temptation and Resistance and Trust in God’s help. Today’s first reading from Deuteronomy offers a good lesson on giving alms.... Continue Reading →
8 March, Saturday — Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us
Saturday after Ash Wednesday Is 58:9-14Lk 5:27-32 “I have not come to call the virtuous, but sinners to repentance.” Today’s Gospel about Levi (also known as Matthew) responding to Jesus’s call reminded me of a powerful scene from The Chosen (Season 1 Episode 7). In the scene, Jesus (played by Jonathan Roumie) looks directly at... Continue Reading →
7 March, Friday — What will you give up this Lent?
Friday after Ash Wednesday Is 58:1-9Mt 9:14-15 Is that the sort of fast that pleases me, a truly penitential day for men? Over the past few months, some of my friends reached major milestones – some got married, while others achieved financial and career success. Although I wanted to feel happy for them, the truth... Continue Reading →
23 March, Saturday — Who is saving whom?
Saturday of the 5th Week of Lent Ez 37:21-28Jn 11:45-56 …that it is better for one man to die... Jean Pierre de Caussade wrote, “To the abandoned soul, the soul that trusts God, God is visible even in the proud souls who oppose Him. Every creature, whether good or evil, reveals God to him.” This time... Continue Reading →
22 March, Friday — Whose grasp are you trying to escape from?
Friday of the 5th Week of Lent Jer 20:10-13Jn 10:31-42 "… then you will know for sure that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” All young children like to play ‘Hide & Seek’, and even young toddlers play the first version of that childhood game, where they close their eyes,... Continue Reading →
21 March, Thursday — What’s in a name?
Thursday of the 5th Week of Lent Gen 17:3-9Jn 8:51-59 “You shall no longer be called Abram; your name shall be Abraham...” Every year during Easter, our parish confirms about a dozen adults into the Catholic faith. In the run up to this, they spend 9 months learning about being a Catholic and take on... Continue Reading →
20 March, Wednesday — On Discipleship
Wednesday of the 5th Week of Lent Dan 3:14-20,24-25,28John 8:31-42 “If you make my word your home, you will indeed be my disciples...” The thing about being authentic to something is that at some point, your convictions will be tested. It’s only when you are put under duress that you discover the true nature of... Continue Reading →
19 March, Tuesday — Expectant Faith
19 Mar – Solemnity of St. Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary St. Joseph is a descendant of the house of David. A layman and a carpenter, he was the earthly spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and foster and adoptive father of Jesus Christ. He was a visionary who was visited by angels,... Continue Reading →
18 March, Monday — We judge too easily
Monday of the 5th Week of Lent Dan 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62Jn 8:1-11 “If there is one of you who has not sinned, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” Did she sin? – Yes Did she get caught sinning? – Yes Was she repentant? – Yes It does seem like a perfect ending... Continue Reading →
17 March, Sunday — A Different Point of View
5th Sunday of Lent Jer 31:31-34Heb 5:7-9Jn 12:20-33 'Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered' I often wonder what I would ask a genie for if I were granted three wishes. In my younger days, I would probably have wanted wealth, success, and fame. Yet now, there is really only one... Continue Reading →
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