Saturday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time Heb 4:12-16Mk 2:13-17 When Jesus heard this he said to them: "It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick. I did not come to call the virtuous, but sinners." If I remember correctly, one of the first things Pope Francis said in the early... Continue Reading →
12 January, Thursday — Faith
Thursday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time Heb 3:7-14Mk 1:40-45 A leper came to Jesus and pleaded on his knees: “If you want to,” he said, “you can cure me.” I have been writing for Oxygen for probably ten years or more now. Sometimes, reflections don’t come easily; you’ve really got to dig deep into... Continue Reading →
11 January, Wednesday — Conversation with God
Wednesday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time Heb 2:14-18Mk 1:29-39 In the morning, long before dawn, he got up and left the house, and went off to a lonely place and prayed there. There is a sweet spot in the day, if one rises early enough, when the sun has yet to rise and the world... Continue Reading →
10 January, Tuesday — Among Us
Tuesday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time Heb 2:5-12Mk 1:21-28 “but we do see in Jesus one who was for a short while made lower than the angels…by God’s grace he had to experience death for all mankind. There is a quote in one of my favourite novels, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, that goes, “You... Continue Reading →
6 January, Friday — Blessed to know
Friday before Epiphany Sunday 1 Jn 5:5-13Mk 1:6-11 Who can overcome the world? Only the man who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. It is almost one week into 2023. Maybe some of us are still in a reflective disposition where we look back at 2022 and we survived! No matter the hardships,... Continue Reading →
5 January, Thursday — Love Your Enemies
Thursday before Epiphany Sunday 1 Jn 3:11-21Jn 1:45-51 …to hate your brother is to be a murderer… All of us would have gone through feelings of hatred for someone. Maybe it is the irritating office colleague, or the unreasonable boss, or the lady who cut the queue, or even several of our relatives. It is... Continue Reading →
4 January, Wednesday — Let go to embrace
Wednesday before Epiphany Sunday 1 Jn 3:7-10Jn 1:35-42 "Come and see" Just after Christmas, in my daily morning prayer journaling (I am a lover of words, and most often when I sit to write, I don’t know what words my pen will put on paper – this is a way that God often speaks to... Continue Reading →
3 January, Tuesday — Being Intentional
Tuesday before Epiphany Sunday 1 Jn 2:29-3:6Jn 1:29-34 A man is coming after me who ranks before me... Sometimes we’re recognized as the best, top ranked, and sometimes we’re not. Chances are we’ve all reported to a person who was unqualified for the job they held. We may have even complained to friends and family, and even... Continue Reading →
26 November, Saturday — Security of Treasures
Saturday of Week 34 in Ordinary Time Apo 22:1-7Lk 21:34-36 Happy are those who treasure the prophetic message of this book. Throughout our history, treasures have been a source of security for nations, and for individuals. In economics, we make sure that our national treasuries have enough in them, and how far they can tide... Continue Reading →
19 November, Saturday — DEFCON
Saturday of Week 33 in Ordinary time Apo 11:4-12Lk 20:27-40 Blessed be the LORD, my rock. DEFCON, or Defence Condition, is the classification system for determining the preparedness of an armed force in response to a prevailing threat situation. It is featured regularly in movies, with the action mostly taking place when DEFCON 1, meaning... Continue Reading →
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