Saturday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time Rm 16:3-6,16,22-27Lk 16:9-15 "….but God knows your hearts." In today’s reading, Jesus tells us that we cannot be both wealthy and serve the Lord, as if God and money are in opposing teams. It calls to mind the parable of the rich young man who did not want... Continue Reading →
5 November, Friday – You Are Full of Goodness
Friday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time Rm 15:14-21Lk 16:1-8 Those who have never been told about him will see him, and those who have never heard about him will understand. If we are to consider ourselves as belonging to God, then we cannot deny that we are full of goodness. This may sound like... Continue Reading →
31 October, Sunday — What is love?
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Deu 6:2-6Heb 7:23-28Mk 12:28-34 “You must love your neighbour as yourself.” Is love all about romance portrayed on films? Movies tends to portray love as romance. Think of romantic dinners, romantic vacations, physical and emotional intimacy. Even Disney is not spared. Female characters often have to be portrayed together with... Continue Reading →
30 October, Saturday – Conducting Our Affairs with Humility
Saturday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Rm 11:1-2,11-12,25-29Lk 14:1,7-11 I do not want you to be ignorant, in case you think you know more than you do. Most of my friends will call me a no-nonsense kind of a person; take no prisoners. I simply cannot stand it when someone is constantly late for... Continue Reading →
29 October, Friday – Immense Love
Friday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Rm 9:1-5Lk 14:1-6 I would willingly be condemned and be cut off from Christ if it could help my brothers of Israel, my own flesh and blood. Which of us would not do anything in our power to pull our loved ones out of a difficult situation, no... Continue Reading →
27 October, Wednesday — Becoming True Disciples
Wednesday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Rm 8:26-30Lk 13:22-30 “I do not know where you come from” I recently spent some time at a club. Having not been there in a while, I proceeded to the counter and was asked to show my membership card. Having done so, I was allowed to go to... Continue Reading →
26 October, Tuesday — Ultimate Glory
Tuesday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Rm 8:18-25Lk 13:18-21 ...what we suffer in this life can never be compared to the glory… which is waiting for us. My friend, 'B', recently passed away, to my utter shock. I miss my friend dearly. I remember all the times we used to hang out together in... Continue Reading →
25 October, Monday — Be unafraid to be led by the Spirit
Monday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Rm 8:12-17Lk 13:10-17 But the synagogue official was indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath... Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has been subject to new laws and regulations relating to lockdowns, the number of persons who can dine out together, or even the... Continue Reading →
24 October, Sunday — Enablers or Disablers?
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 31:7-9Heb 5:1-6Mk 10:46-52 ‘Courage’, they said 'get up; he is calling you’ Today’s Gospel talks about the blind man who calls out to Jesus, asking to be healed of his blindness. This particular story talks about unabashed faith; about being unafraid to step up and call out to our... Continue Reading →
21 October, Thursday – On Fire
Thursday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Rm 6:19-23Lk 12:49-53 I have come to set the earth on fire I have spent a lot of time recently thinking about my purpose in life. I have thought about it before, as a restless 20-something, fresh out of university, wondering what I should do in a world... Continue Reading →
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