Wednesday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time Heb 2:14-18Mk 1:29-39 Christ too shared equally in it, so that by his death he could take away the power of the devil…and set free all those who had been held in slavery all their lives by the fear of death. Just last week, someone from the disability... Continue Reading →
14 January, Tuesday — Sanctifying our lives for His glory
Tuesday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time Heb 2:5-12Mk 1:21-28 For the one who sanctifies, and the ones who are sanctified, are of the same stock… Lately, I felt that having a physical disability is akin to being a burden to myself and everyone around me. Using a wheelchair to move around means not being... Continue Reading →
29 November, Friday — Infinity and beyond
Friday of Week 34 in Ordinary Time Apo 20:1-4,11-21:2Lk 21:29-33 “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” Have you ever really pondered the concept of eternity? In our everyday language, we speak ever so lightly of ‘always’, ‘forever’, ‘infinity’, ‘endless’, etc. But do we really have an understanding of... Continue Reading →
28 November, Thursday — Remember to sing
Thursday of Week 34 in Ordinary Time Apo 18:1-2,21-23,19:1-3,9Lk 21:20-28 Serve the Lord with gladness, come before him, singing for joy. Two years ago, I started living with a family who had a live-in helper. I needed help with something, so I went around looking for her. I heard her first before I saw her.... Continue Reading →
27 November, Wednesday — Persevering in hope
Wednesday of Week 34 in Ordinary Time Apo 15:1-4Lk 21:12-19 "Your endurance will win you your lives." I always feel slightly unsettled by the readings at mass every November as the liturgical year draws to an end, especially with the passages from the book of Revelations. The nightmarish images of frightening beasts and destroying angels... Continue Reading →
26 November, Tuesday — In the Run Up to Thanksgiving…
Tuesday of Week 34 in Ordinary Time Apo 14:14-19Lk 21:5-11 “All these things you are staring at now -- the time will come when not a single stone will be left on another: everything will be destroyed.” We’re heading into the final stretch of Thanksgiving. By now, the pros would’ve already completed most of the... Continue Reading →
20 November, Wednesday — The fear of failure
Wednesday of Week 33 in Ordinary Time Apo 4:1-11Luke 19:11-28 “I put it away safely … for I was afraid of you, for you are an exacting man…” As I write this, we are 2 weeks away from Thanksgiving. Having never grown up in America, my experience of Thanksgiving has been a contentious one. I’ve... Continue Reading →
19 November, Tuesday — Filtering
Tuesday of Week 33 in Ordinary Time Apo 3:1-6,14-22Lk 19:1-10 “‘If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen to what the Spirit has to say to the churches.'” If there's one thing people like to do, it is to give advice. Everyone has an opinion about something, and a lot of people will gladly... Continue Reading →
17 November, Sunday — Time Management
33rd Sunday in Ordinary TimeDan 12:1-3Heb 10:11-14,18Mk 13:24-32 “When that time comes…” Brothers and sisters, the end is near! As we approach the close of our liturgical year, with just two weeks remaining, we are invited to reflect and prepare for the coming season of Advent on December 1st -- the start of a new... Continue Reading →
14 November, Thursday — Life, loss and being ready for God’s kingdom
Thursday of Week 32 in Ordinary Time Phi 7-20Lk 17:20-25 “The coming of the Kingdom of God does not admit of observation and there will be no one to say, ‘Look here! Look there!’ Recently, I witnessed the final chapter in the life of someone who was nearing the end. She had been battling cancer,... Continue Reading →
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