22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 20:7-9Rm 12:1-2Mt 16:21-27 Do not model yourselves on the behaviour of the world around you, but let your behaviour change, modelled by your new mind. This is the only way to discover the will of God, and know what is good, what it is that God wants, what is... Continue Reading →
2 September, Saturday — Am I Afraid?
Saturday of Week 21 in Ordinary Time 1 Ths 4:9-11 Mt 25:14-30 ...so I was afraid, and I went off and hid your talent in the ground. I used to pay very little attention to the servant who hid the talent in the ground. In my mind, I saw him as a disappointment. I would even... Continue Reading →
1 September, Friday — Delayed
Friday of Week 21 in Ordinary Time 1 Ths 4:1-8 Mt 25:1-13 The bridegroom was late... In another version of this reading, it was written that the bridegroom was ‘long delayed.’ I personally like this version better (and yes, I have Bibles with both the UK and US versions – all Catholic :)). When you say... Continue Reading →
31 August, Thursday – People Get Ready
Thursday of Week 21 in Ordinary Time 1 Ths 3:7-13Mt 24:42-51 "Stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming." Today's gospel from Matthew compares two servants. The first one, a diligent and faithful servant that keeps everything in order while awaiting his master's return; and the second one, a cruel... Continue Reading →
30 August, Wednesday – What If I Stumble?
Wednesday of Week 21 in Ordinary Time 1 Ths 2:9-13Mt 23:27-32 "Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who are like whitewashed tombs that look handsome on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and every kind of corruption." Ah, the dreaded H word. It keeps getting thrown around. We probably have... Continue Reading →
27 August, Sunday — The question
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 22:19-23Rm 11:33-36Mt 16:13-20 "But you, who do you say I am?" That indeed, is THE question that we will each answer for ourselves at the time of our death. Our knowing the answer, I believe, oftentimes begins with prayers from our mother. So today as we recognize St. Monica, the mother... Continue Reading →
26 August, Saturday — Being Authentic
Saturday of Week 20 in Ordinary Time Ruth 2:1-3,8-11,4:13-17Mt 23:1-12 “...do not be guided by what they do...” I was quite an authoritative parent. When my children were very young (they are young adults today), I remember barking instructions, “Do this!”, “Don’t do this!”, “Stop!”, “Go!”. I remember one day telling my kids not to... Continue Reading →
20 August, Sunday – The Unwavering Love of God
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 56:1, 6-7 Rm 11:13-15,29-32 Mt 15:21-28 God never takes back his gifts or revokes his choice. The passage in today’s second reading in Romans 11:29 speaks about God’s plan for the Israelites and the Gentiles. However, when we interpret this verse generally, it can be applied to the understanding... Continue Reading →
18 August, Friday — All are God’s Creations
Friday of Week 19 in Ordinary Time Jos 24:1-13Mt 19:3-12 “…the creator from the beginning made them male and female…a man must leave father and mother and cling to his wife. They are no longer two, therefore, but one body…what God has united, man must not divide.” Today’s reading from the Gospel of Matthew is... Continue Reading →
17 August, Thursday — Hypocrisy
Thursday of Week 19 in Ordinary Time Jos 3:7-11,13-17Mt 18:21-19:1 “Änd that is how my heavenly Father will deal with you unless you each forgive your brother from your heart.” Today’s Gospel is about Peter’s famous question to Jesus about forgiveness. He asked our Lord how many times must he forgive his brother if he... Continue Reading →
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