Thursday of Week 26 in Ordinary Time Job 19:21-27Lk 10:1-12 The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out… Today's Gospel spoke to me in a way it never previously had. In my previous readings, I always took away the message that we are all called to do God’s work, trust and believe in Him,... Continue Reading →
29 September, Sunday — He is speaking to me
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Num 11:25-29Jas 5:1-6Mk 9:38-43,45,47,48 cut it off….cut it off… The words spoken by Jesus in the gospel today don’t really fit the Jesus2024 that the mainstream media portrays at all. As Dr. Peter Kreeft points out, here we find the most kind, loving, generous, compassionate, forgiving, merciful man who ever lived... Continue Reading →
28 September, Saturday – Remember Thy Creator
Saturday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Ecc 11:9 - 12:8Lk 9:43-45 Rejoice in your youth, you who are young; let your heart give you joy in your young days. Follow the promptings of your heart, and the desires of your eyes. But this you must know: for all these things God will bring you... Continue Reading →
25 September, Wednesday — Management 101:30-33 AD
Wednesday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Pro 30:5-9Lk 9:1-6 So they set out and went from village to village proclaiming the Good News and healing everywhere. Today’s Gospel is, in fact, the beginning of the ‘third tour of Galilee’ by Jesus. On the first tour, He was accompanied just by the four fishermen he... Continue Reading →
24 September, Tuesday — To Be His Mother and Brothers
Tuesday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Pro 21:1-6,10-13Lk 8:19-21 “Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to see you.” As I reflect on today's Gospel, the words "want to see you" somehow jump right out at me. We are told that when the mother and brothers of Jesus came looking for Him,... Continue Reading →
22 September, Sunday — Our Inner Child in God’s Heart
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 2:12,17-20Jas 3:16-4:3Mk 9:30-37 “Anyone who welcomes one of these little children in my name, welcomes me.” One of the concepts in psychology is that of the inner child. It says that we have within us, a disposition very much like that of a child in innocence -- excitement... Continue Reading →
18 September, Wednesday — Ambition
Wednesday of Week 24 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 12:31-13:13Lk 7:31-35 Be ambitious for the higher gifts. In my younger years, I was certainly an ambitious person. I wanted it all – that cushy job as a senior creative in an advertising agency; the fame and adulation that came with winning awards for the work... Continue Reading →
15 September, Sunday – Two sides of the same coin
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 50:5-9Jas 2:14-18Mk 8:27-35 The Lord is coming to my help, who will dare to condemn me? It is fascinating to observe human behaviour. When some people succeed in life, they often attribute this to their own capabilities but when failure occurs, the blame is put on external sources --... Continue Reading →
11 September, Wednesday — “Rich Man, Poor Man.”
Wednesday of Week 23 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 7:25-31Lk 6:20-26 “How happy are you who are poor…” “Do you want to be rich and be condemned or be poor and have eternal life in Heaven?” As Christians, I wonder what our answer would be. For those of us that didn’t have very much when... Continue Reading →
10 September, Tuesday — Finding the Cure
Tuesday of Week 23 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 6:1-11Lk 6:12-19 …but now you have been washed clean, and sanctified, and justified through the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and through the Spirit of our God. We are all broken, wounded and hurting people. We unintentionally, through our woundedness, wound and hurt those around... Continue Reading →
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