Tuesday of Week 34 in Ordinary Time Dan 2:31-45Lk 21:5-11 “...the time will come when not a single stone will be left on another: everything will be destroyed.” Today’s readings have a sombre consistency in their focus on how everything will eventually be destroyed. They remind me of a book I read earlier this year,... Continue Reading →
27 November, Monday — We only have each other to rely on
Monday of Week 34 in Ordinary Time Dan 1:1-6,8-20Lk 21:1-4 "... but she from the little she had has put in all that she had to live on." A few years ago, I read in our local newspaper about an elderly 83-year-old man, who lived in a one room rental flat. While busking, Mr. Lee... Continue Reading →
20 November, Monday — Spiritual Blindness
Monday of Week 32 in Ordinary Time 1 Mac 1:10-15,41-43,54-57,62-64Lk 18:35-43 And instantly his sight returned and he followed him praising God… Living in California, I’ve found you need a pretty thick skin and a robust attitude to having your Christian faith questioned when you’re least expecting it. It’s happened to me often enough, each... Continue Reading →
19 November, Sunday — Rush Hours
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Pro 31:10-13,19-20,30-311 Ths 5:1-6Mt 25:14-30You will not be expecting us to write anything to you...about 'times and seasons'...I recently returned from trips to South Korea and Australia. Apart from the lovely weather, what I appreciated about my time there was how people seem to be in much less of a... Continue Reading →
14 November, Tuesday — St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
Tuesday of Week 32 in Ordinary Time Wis 2:23-3:9Lk 17:7-10 …we have done no more than our duty. In today’s short gospel, we read, “We are merely servants, we have done no more than our duty.” And therein may lie the foundational reason that we are living in a world of disorder at every turn. We... Continue Reading →
13 November, Monday – Only then will the mountain move
Monday of Week 32 in Ordinary Time Wis 1:1-7Lk 17:1-6 "Increase our faith." My prayer life has often been filled with requests for God to increase my faith – to help me/make me BELIEVE bigger, mover FULLY know Him in all that He is. For years, I have prayed on and off for God to ‘increase... Continue Reading →
12 November, Sunday – Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 6:12-161 Ths 4:13-18Mt 25:1-13 She herself walks about looking for those who are worthy of her and graciously shows herself to them as they go, in every thought of theirs coming to meet them. In the midst of frenetic end-of-year exam revision, I mulled over the readings for this... Continue Reading →
8 November, Wednesday — Where is the Love?
Wednesday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time Rm 13:8-10Lk 14:25-33 You must love your neighbour as yourself. As I find myself surrounded by news of war, I cannot help but reflect on what a tragedy it has been and continues to be. I do not wish to engage in a debate or take sides, but... Continue Reading →
7 November, Tuesday — Uninvited
Tuesday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time Rm 12:5-16Lk 14:15-24 “Go to the open roads and the hedgerows and force people to come in to make sure my house is full; because, I tell you, not one of those who were invited shall have a taste of my banquet.” I read a true story once... Continue Reading →
6 November, Monday — Patience and Wisdom
Monday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time Rm 11:29-36Lk 14:12-14 God never takes back his gifts or revokes his choice. Today’s gospel reminds me of those many times when I ask God, “Why am I not able to walk?” There have been countless times when I fantasise myself in an alternate reality where I can... Continue Reading →
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