Friday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Rm 7:18-25Lk 12:54-59 “You know how to interpret the face of the earth and the sky. How is it you do not know how to interpret these times? Why not judge for yourselves what is right?” Today’s readings really speak to me personally. Some excerpts from Romans 7:18-19,23:... Continue Reading →
26 October, Thursday — Division
Thursday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Rm 6:19-23Lk 12:49-53 “I have come to bring fire to the earth…Do you suppose that I am here to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.” Did I read it right? Jesus didn’t come to bring peace but division and fire? I must be... Continue Reading →
25 October, Wednesday — Freedom for…
Wednesday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Rm 6:12-18Lk 12:39-48 You may have been freed from the slavery of sin, but only to become ‘slaves’ of righteousness. A few years back, I attended a Bible Study on the book of Exodus delivered by Msgr Ambrose Vaz. One of the key phrases that struck me was... Continue Reading →
22 October, Sunday – Rendering to Caesar as a Form of Worship to God
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 45:1,4-61 Ths 1:1-5Mt 22:15-21 “...give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar -- and to God what belongs to God.” In today’s gospel, we read about the account of how the Pharisees went and plotted to entangle Jesus in his words. The entanglement being referred to in this instance... Continue Reading →
21 October, Saturday — Let our conversations be guided by the Holy Spirit
Saturday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time Rm 4:13, 16-18Lk 12:8-12 The Holy Spirit will teach you what you must say. Words are very powerful. Many of us would have memories of specific phrases or words that greatly influenced our lives. Some of us would have received words of motivation which helped us stay on... Continue Reading →
15 October, Sunday — God is aware of our needs
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 25:6-10Phil 4:12-14,19-20Mt 22:1-14 There is nothing I cannot master with the help of the One who gives me strength. All the same, it was good of you to share in my hardships. In return, my God will fulfil all your needs, in Christ Jesus, as lavishly as God only... Continue Reading →
13 October, Friday — Battling Lukewarmness
Friday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Joel 1:13-15;2:1-2Lk 11:15-26 He who is not with me is against me I grew up with my grandaunt, who taught me always to be kind to people around me. She was a wonderful role model for me. I learned from her how to take care of others. I... Continue Reading →
12 October, Thursday — Ask, Seek, Knock
Thursday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Mal 3:13-20Lk 11:5-13 “Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.” In the movie ‘The Shawshank Redemption’, Morgan Freeman has a searing line about hope – “Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive... Continue Reading →
10 October, Tuesday — Being Mary
Tuesday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Jon 3:1-10Lk 10:38-42 “...you worry and fret about so many things…” Today’s Gospel resonates with me strongly, with me experiencing my own 'Martha' moment. Over the last few months, I had felt the world's weight rested solely on my shoulders. I had a significant project at work and... Continue Reading →
8 October, Sunday — I want to go to mass
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 5:1-7Phi 4:6-9Mt 21:33-43 “It was the stone rejected by the builders that became the keystone.” ‘Frasier’ is my absolute favourite TV show. In one episode, he meets his Jewish girlfriend’s mother and wants to serve wine. Not having anything kosher, Frasier’s brother, Niles, adds sugar into the excellent French... Continue Reading →
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