Monday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Rm 8:12-17Lk 13:10-17 …but if by the Spirit you put an end to the misdeeds of the body you will live. I recently served as one of the worship leaders at the Conversion Experience Retreat (CER) #75, and was invited to do a sharing on my conversion story.... Continue Reading →
26 October, Sunday — When Prayer Becomes Honest
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ecc 35:12-14,16-192 Tim 4:6-8,16-18Lk 18:9-14 “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.” This week’s Gospel is stark in its contrast -- the Pharisee stands tall, reciting his good deeds, while the tax collector stays at a distance, unable even to lift his eyes, and simply begs for mercy. Jesus leaves... Continue Reading →
25 October, Saturday — In Everything, Give Praise to the Lord
Saturday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Gen 3:9-15,20Mt 1:1-16,18-23 My heart exults in the Lord my Saviour As I read today’s Psalm, it had me thinking why it is shown that God brings good, yet also allows unfortunate things to happen. At the same line where it’s mentioned that a barren woman bears a... Continue Reading →
21 October, Tuesday — Light Your Lamps
Tuesday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Rm 5:12,15,17-21Lk 12:35-38 “See that you are dressed for action and have your lamps lit. Be like men waiting for their master to return from the wedding feast, ready to open the door as soon as he comes and knocks.” I feel really torn today. The readings are... Continue Reading →
20 October, Monday — Where Are Your Treasures?
Monday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Rm 4:20-25Lk 12:13-21 “Watch, and be on your guard against avarice of any kind, for a man’s life is not made secure by what he owns, even when he has more than he needs.” Avarice. According to the Oxford Dictionary, avarice is extreme greed for wealth or material... Continue Reading →
19 October, 2025 — Do not give up
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Exo 17:8-132 Tim 3:14-4:2Lk 18:1-8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Today’s gospel reading is known as the parable of the persistent widow. She was a poor widow who repeatedly appeals to an unrighteous judge (who neither feared God nor regarded men)... Continue Reading →
13 October, Monday — The sign of Jonah
Monday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time Rm 1:1-7Lk 11:29-32 “...when Jonah preached they repented.” It seems natural, as people, to look out for signs at various points in our lives. They could help with one's indecision, serve as motivators to proceed with a course of action, or could make one feel better or worse... Continue Reading →
12 October, Sunday — Let Us Offer Our Sincere and Grateful Hearts to God
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 5:14-172 Tim 2:8-13Lk 17:11-19 “…no one has come back to give praise to God, except this foreigner.” I remember in my schooling years, how I studied and ploughed through pile after pile of assessment books and when I got excellent grades, I would always thank my parents and... Continue Reading →
10 October, Friday — Choices and Consequences
Friday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Jl 1:13-15,2:1-2Lk 11:15-26 “…he who does not gather with me scatters.” By casting out the demon from the mute, Jesus showed very clearly that He is the greater power and had authority over the former. In rebuttal to the charge from the Jewish leaders that his power was... Continue Reading →
8 October, Wednesday — Seeing Red
Wednesday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Jon 4:1–11Lk 11:1-4 “But the Lord asked, “Have you reason to be angry?”” How many of us know someone like Jonah? Despite being almost 3,000 years ago, it appears that human character has changed little. Jonah sounds like a child throwing his toys out of his pram, just... Continue Reading →
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