24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ecc 27:33–28:9Rm 14:7-9Mt 18:21-35 "…unless you each forgive your brother from your heart." The greatest act of forgiveness that you have received – the greatest act of forgiveness that you have given – does it come to mind easily? I can think of a time or two I ‘generously’ forgave,... Continue Reading →
11 September, Friday — On Regret
Friday of Week 23 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 9:16-19,22-27Lk 6:39-42 “Hypocrite! Take the plank out of your own eye first, and then you will see clearly…” My father-in-law has lost the battle with cancer and dementia. We are gathered as a family, to witness his last few days, and pray for him as he... Continue Reading →
10 September, Thursday — On Death
Thursday of Week 23 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 8:1-7,11-13Lk 6:27-38 “…for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. Be compassionate as your Father is compassionate.” My father-in-law is dying. He has been declining since Christmas, battling first dementia and more recently, cancer. I think we were all in denial, which is... Continue Reading →
7 September, Monday — A Loving Obedience
Monday of Week 23 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 5:1-8Lk 6:6-11 “I put it to you: is it against the law on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to destroy it?” Is there love in obedience? Why do we obey? Sometimes we obey because we are at the... Continue Reading →
6 September, Sunday — Love Your Neighbour As Yourself
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Eze 33:7-9Rm 13:8-10Mt 18:15-20 "For where two or three meet in my name, I shall be there with them.” Today's readings simplify for us how God desires for us to live. And that is, to love your neighbour as yourself. In the second reading, it says, "Avoid getting into debt,... Continue Reading →
4 September, Friday — Judge Not
Friday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 4:1-5Lk 5:33-39 There must be no passing of premature judgement. Leave that until the Lord comes… “Do not judge, and you will not be judged; because the judgements you give are the judgements you will get, and the standard you use will be the standard used... Continue Reading →
2 September, Wednesday — Only God Matters
Wednesday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 3:1-9Lk 4:38-44 Neither the planter nor the waterer matters: only God, who makes things grow. Whatever we do, only God matters. In this context of the planter and waterer, I’m thinking of the evangelisation work that I do in the RCIA ministry. We are first the... Continue Reading →
1 September, Tuesday — Do you know him?
Tuesday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 2:10-16Lk 4:31-37 "I know who you are: the holy one of God." When my daughter was learning about magnets in school, I recall a concept that took her a while to fully grasp was that when a magnet is placed close to an unknown object, and... Continue Reading →
31 August, Monday — You’ve been sent
Monday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 2:1-5Lk 4:16-30 He has sent me to bring the good news to the poor. At the end of mass, the priest will say “Go forth, the Mass is ended." For a long time, I did not know that it means we are being sent forth to... Continue Reading →
30 August, Sunday – Fortitude for God
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 20:7-9Rom 12:1-2Mt 16:21-27 You have seduced me, Lord, and I have let myself be seduced; you have overpowered me: you were the stronger. I am a daily laughing stock... Poor Jeremiah. He is very distressed by all the scorn, imprisonment, and death threats he had to endure simply for speaking God’s... Continue Reading →
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