Wednesday of Week 5 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 10:1-10Mk 7:14-23 "...it is the things that come out of a man that make him unclean." In today’s first reading I immediately related St. Thomas to the Queen of Sheba, “I did not believe until I came and saw with my own eyes.” That, in correlation... Continue Reading →
4 February, Sunday — “Walk this way…”
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Job 7:1-4,6-71 Cor 9:16-19,22-23Mk 1:29-39 He went to her, took her by the hand and helped her up. And the fever left her and she began to wait on them. I am someone who likes processes and structure. Even while training for a particular race, I have to rely on... Continue Reading →
1 February, Thursday — The law of love
Thursday of Week 4 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 2:1-4,10-12Mk 6:7-13 “Observe the injunctions of the Lord your God, following his laws, his commandments, his customs and his decrees… so you may be successful in all you do and undertake, so that the Lord may fulfil the promise he made me…” The verse above is... Continue Reading →
30 January, Tuesday — Just a Little Faith
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today, we welcome back Nicholas Lee, a father of two. After a long break, he is back to writing for us; hopefully with a renewed lens and perspective in life and of the faith. He is currently not serving in any ministry, but is (hopefully) dedicated to a lifelong... Continue Reading →
29 January, Monday – The Violent Darkness
Monday of Week 4 in Ordinary Time 2 Sam 15:13-14, 30;16;5-13Mk 5:1-20 With that, the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand pigs charged down the cliff into the lake, and there they were drowned. I am a huge fan of the American TV series 'Supernatural'.... Continue Reading →
28 January, Sunday – Don’t Shoot The Messenger
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Deu 18:15-201 Cor 7:32-35Mk 1:21-28 I say this only to help you, not to put a halter around your neck, but simply to make sure that everything is as it should be, and that you give your undivided attention to the Lord. When I was in my teens and early... Continue Reading →
23 January, Tuesday — Discerning God’s plan
Tuesday of Week 3 in Ordinary Time 2 Sam 6:12-15,17-19Mk 3:31-35 "Anyone who does the will of God, that person is my brother and sister and mother." There are times where I hear some people use the phrase, "may it be God's will that I get this opportunity". I do enjoy hearing this phrase, but sometimes... Continue Reading →
21 January, Sunday — Who do you want to be?
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Jon 3:1-5,101 Cor 7:29-31Mk 1:14-20 ...the world as we know it is passing away. Some time back, I started watching the video series titled “Who Am I to Judge” by Dr Edward Sri. The series is available on the formed.org website, which is accessible via a parish subscription. The first... Continue Reading →
19 January, Friday — A blank cheque from God
Friday of Week 2 in Ordinary Time 1 Sam 24:3-21Mk 3:13-19 “I will deliver your enemy into your power, do what you like with him.” Whenever the topic of discernment pops up, the most common question I would hear is ‘How would you know what God wants you to do?’ For me, this is the... Continue Reading →
18 January, Thursday — Asking and Taking
Thursday of Week 2 in Ordinary Time 1 Sam 18:6-9,19:1-7Mk 3:7-12 He cured many and as a result, those who had diseases were pressing upon him to touch him. The scene of our gospel reading today is markedly different from yesterday. Today, we see Jesus mobbed by the crowd, pressed in from all sides, by... Continue Reading →
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