Wednesday of the 3rd Week of Eastertide Acts 8:1-8Jn 6:35-40 “…it is my Father’s will…” Today’s gospel reading is the first in a series of 3 that revolve around the same theme – Jesus, the sacrificed lamb as the bread of life who comes to save us. If we look back at His Passion, we... Continue Reading →
12 April, Friday — The Faith Others Love to Hate
Friday of the 2nd Week of Eastertide Acts 5:34-42Jn 6:1-15 …you will not only be unable to destroy them… Take a moment and look back at violence around the world over the recent past -- the bombing of a church, kidnapping of priests, or any other acts that have hurt the Christian community. With each... Continue Reading →
10 April, Wednesday — Nothing Is Impossible
Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Eastertide Acts 5:17-26Jn 3:16-21 "God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost but may have eternal life." Nothing is impossible for God and with God. Do we really believe this? From Jesus' cradle to... Continue Reading →
9 April, Tuesday — Lifted Up
Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Eastertide Acts 4:32-37Jn 3:7-15 "... the Son of Man must be lifted up as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him." What is the opposite of putting someone down? Can doing too much for a person seem... Continue Reading →
20 February, Tuesday — Beautiful Beginnings
Tuesday of the 1st Week of Lent Isa 55:10-11Mt 6:7-15 "...your Father knows what you need before you ask him." A few years ago, I made the difficult decision to leave a job I enjoyed and a team I loved. It was a decision I came to after considerable discernment – I knew that I... Continue Reading →
19 February, Monday — Love God, Love People
Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Eastertide Lev 19:1-2,11-18Mt 25:31-46 But love your neighbour as yourself I often hurry into the season of Lent, bent on setting my heart and mind to practice some form of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. The priest would be preaching during Ash Wednesday mass and my mind would often be... Continue Reading →
14 February, Wednesday — Reconcile
14 Feb -- Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and occurs forty days before Easter (excluding Sundays). It falls on a different date each year, because it is dependent on the date of Easter; it can occur as early as Feb 4 or as late as Mar 10. Ash Wednesday gets... Continue Reading →
13 February, Tuesday — Beware of the Leaven
Tuesday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Jas 1:12-18Mk 8:14-21 “Keep your eyes open; be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.” In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus mentioned the yeast of the leaven of the Pharisees. It seems like an odd topic. But we know Jesus never says... Continue Reading →
12 February, Monday — Signs of Patience
Monday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Jas 1:1-11Mk 8:11-13 …try to treat them (your trials) as a happy privilege…your faith is only put to the test to make you patient but patience too is…so that you will become complete…” Have you ever lost your patience? With God, with others or with yourself? Have you... Continue Reading →
9 February, Friday — Being advocates
Friday of Week 5 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 11:29-32,12:19Mk 7:31-37 ... they brought him a deaf man… In today's Gospel, we read how a deaf man was brought before our Lord, who was asked to heal him. The passage refers to the group of people as simply “they”; there is no description of who... Continue Reading →
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