23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 9:13-18Phi 9-10,12-17Lk 14:25-33 …for a perishable body presses down the soul, and this tent of clay weighs down the teeming mind. The last line of today’s gospel has always filled me with discouragement. Frankly, I have never understood it. The idea that I might have to renounce my whole... Continue Reading →
2 September, Friday – Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged.
Friday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 4:1-5 Lk 5:33-39 There must be no passing of premature judgement. Leave that until the Lord comes; He will light up all that is hidden in the dark and reveal the secret intention of men's hearts. Then will be the time for each one to have... Continue Reading →
1 September, Thursday – The Anodyne That Eliminates False Guilt
Thursday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 3:18-23 Lk 5:1-11 “Leave me, Lord; I am a sinful man." The gospel today hinged on a common discomfort that humans encounter in the presence of the divine. Peter’s exclamation was wrung from a heart overwhelmed with agonised humility and utter unworthiness. Although he had long... Continue Reading →
31 August, Wednesday — Building God’s Kingdom
Wednesday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 3:1-9Lk 4:38-44 We are fellow workers with God; you are God's farm, God's building. My 5-year-old asked me about 'living things' this afternoon, because she is interested in everything that her older sister is learning in school. This evening, she told me that she wanted to do... Continue Reading →
30 August, Tuesday — Do you know Him?
Tuesday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 2:10-16Luke 4:31-37 "I know who you are: the holy one of God." My daughter is just learning about magnets in school. She has a Weighted Assessment next week, and so we have been revising. Or rather, I've been frantically googling and re-teaching her. One concept she has yet to... Continue Reading →
28 August, Sunday — Pride goes before a fall
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Ecc 3:19-21,30-31Heb 12:18-19,22-24Lk 14:1,7-14 The greater you are, the more you should behave humbly… So if humility is so important, why is it so that people in high positions are so arrogant? Is it because rising to their lofty positions, they feel self-important that they forget where they came from?... Continue Reading →
26 August, Friday — Preparing for the real thing
Friday of Week 21 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 1:17-25Mt 25:1-13 “The bridegroom is here!” People who know me today will be surprised to find out that as a teenager, I was interested in the sport of bodybuilding. One of the most interesting things is the non-season and season phases. During the non-season phase, bodybuilders... Continue Reading →
21 August, Sunday — Staying faithful
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 66:18-21Heb 12:5-7,11-13Lk 13:22-30 They will proclaim my glory to the nations. Christians are to radiate the love of God to those around us. This can become very difficult because of the challenges that life throws us. I have found it very challenging in these past few days, to handle... Continue Reading →
18 August, Thursday — We have been invited
Thursday of Week 20 in Ordinary Time Ez 36:23-28Mt 22:1-14 You shall be my people... Today’s first reading is filled with rich words of beauty. God tells us He will prove His Holiness. God tells us He will sprinkle clean water upon us and cleanse us from all our impurities. God tells us that He... Continue Reading →
17 August, Wednesday — Taking Care of our Little acre
Wednesday of Week 20 in Ordinary Time Ez 34:1-11Mt 20:1-16 …who feed themselves! Sheep and shepherding. A common analogy, parable, and reality in scripture, and in Israel (and many other countries) even today. So many ‘shepherds’ in our life who haven’t done their job, but instead lived to be served; and we’ve suffered. Comparing, criticizing, and complaining. A... Continue Reading →
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