Tuesday of Week 13 in Ordinary Time Amo 3:1-8;4:11-12Mt 8:23-27 Without warning a storm broke over the lake... Today’s gospel is a popular one, and probably seems recently familiar – it should be, as this same story is recorded in all four gospels and Mark’s telling was our gospel eight days ago on 22 June. Because... Continue Reading →
1 July, Monday – Holiness is found in the details, the small steps
Monday of Week 13 in Ordinary Time Amo 2:6-10,13-16Mt 8:18-22 "Follow me..." I grew up with dogs and cats. Our dogs, all German Shepards, always loved my Dad the best and they followed him EVERYWHERE. So much so that when he mowed the grass (usually twice a week during spring, summer & fall in the Alabama heat)... Continue Reading →
30 June, Sunday — Faith and Fear
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 1:13-15,2:23-242 Cor 8:7,9,13-15Mk 5:21-43 “Do not be afraid; only have faith.” These are the words spoken by Jesus to the synagogue official named Jairus. Jairus’ daughter is desperately ill and at death’s door. Jesus is surrounded by a crowd and can only move slowly through the throng of people... Continue Reading →
26 June, Wednesday — The importance of discernment
Wednesday of Week 12 in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 22:8-13,23:1-10Mt 7:15-20 “You will be able to tell them by their fruits.” I love social media… or rather, I love watching social media to learn new ideas and trends and expose myself to different ways of thinking. When I first stumbled on this way of learning,... Continue Reading →
25 June, Tuesday — Turning to our God
Tuesday of Week 12 in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 19:9-11,14-21,31-36Mt 7:6,12-14 ‘Give ear, Lord, and listen. Open your eyes, Lord, and see’ In today's first reading, we read about the mind games played by Sennacherib, King of the Assyrians, with Hezekiah, the King of Judah. With a strong track record of exterminating her enemies, Sennacherib... Continue Reading →
23 June, Sunday — Awakening our faith
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Job 38:1,8-11Mk 4:35-41 They woke him… Brothers and sisters, I have been training for Hyrox, a functional fitness race, for a few months now. The race is a test of speed, strength and endurance because it comprises eight intervals of 1km runs, interspersed with eight functional fitness stations including pushing... Continue Reading →
20 June, Thursday — Pray from the heart
Thursday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time Sir 48:1-15Mt 6: 7-15 "...your Father knows what you need before you ask him." As a Catholic, I find it challenging to pray from the heart. We are adept at set prayers, but this familiarity can sometimes turn our recitation into a mechanical process. Words flow effortlessly from... Continue Reading →
18 June, Tuesday — Loving Our Enemies
Tuesday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 21:17-29Mt 5:43-48 “…love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” Easier said than done, right? How often we get hurt and disappointed by people who say or do things which hurt us, or do not live up to our expectations and yet, we are... Continue Reading →
17 June, Monday – The Gift of Faith
Monday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 21:1-16Mt 5:38-42 "But I say this to you: offer the wicked man no resistance. On the contrary, if anyone hits you on the right cheek, offer him the other as well..." When I first came across the passage from today’s first reading, I was a university... Continue Reading →
16 June, Sunday – I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 17:22-242 Cor 5:6-10Mk 4:26-34 Using many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, so far as they were capable of understanding it.I am writing this reflection fresh off Pentecost Sunday. As I read the gospel for today’s mass, I remembered the gospel for Pentecost, specifically, the part where... Continue Reading →
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