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 →
5 November, Sunday — Pure Waters
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Mal 1:14-2:2,8-101 Ths 2:7-9,13Mt 23:1-12 [Y]ou accepted it for what it really is, God's message and not some human thinking... A tour guide commented to me once when I traveled overseas that the waters from the mountaintop are clean, but it is dirty by the time the waters reach the... Continue Reading →
31 October, Tuesday — Switch from eco to turbo mode
Tuesday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Rm 8:18-25 Lk 13:18-21 “It is like a mustard seed.” In ancient Israel, the mustard tree is not a tree. It is more like a big shrub. It is smaller compared to the olive tree, which is a true tree. Yet in today’s gospel, Jesus chose the mustard seed... Continue Reading →
30 October, Monday — Do what is right not what is expected
Monday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Rm 8:12-17Lk 13:10-17 “And this woman, a daughter of Abraham…” It was a sabbath day and Jesus was teaching in a synagogue. That means trouble! Surely Jesus would get into a conflict with the officials there. Like clockwork, there appeared a woman, crippled for 18 years. She was... Continue Reading →
29 October, Sunday — “So simple yet so difficult.”
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Exo 22:20-261 Ths 1:5-10Mt 22:34-40 “You must love your neighbour as yourself…” Well, the Lord does have a rather peculiar sense of humour. For my birthday this year, he has gifted me with this phrase, “You must love your neighbour as yourself”. This is very possibly, for me, one of... Continue Reading →
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