Friday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Hag 1:15,2:9Lk 9:18-22 “But you,” he said “who do you say I am?”” I have been filling up personal detail forms all my life, ticking boxes and filling in blanks, each form asking me for details about myself: gender, race, religion, age group, occupation and so on.... Continue Reading →
22 September, Wednesday — On ‘Nothing’
Wednesday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Ez 9:5-9Lk 9:1-6 “Take nothing for the journey...” If not for COVID-19, I would probably be on the Camino Frances now, retracing the steps of hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who journey on foot to the town of Santiago de Compostela. I know this because Facebook has been... Continue Reading →
19 September, Sunday — Being last
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 2:12,17-20Jas 3:16-4:3Mk 9:30-37 “If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself last of all and servant of all.” History is full of examples of those who have ‘led from the back’, of leaders who have supported their charges and led selflessly, caring about those in their charge... Continue Reading →
18 September, Saturday – What is your heart made of?
Saturday of Week 24 in Ordinary Time 1 Tim 6:13-16Lk 8:4-15 "...choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life and do not reach maturity." I’m not sure where I read this, but it speaks to this parable: The devil knows he has multiple opportunities to interrupt God’s work from the time we received the word... Continue Reading →
12 September, Sunday — Out with the pride, in with humility
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 50:5-9Jas 2:14-18Mk 8:27-35 The Lord is coming to my help, who will dare to condemn me? In today’s first reading from the book of Isaiah, it foretells what Jesus would have to endure during his passion – he who “offered my back to those who struck me, my cheeks... Continue Reading →
11 September, Saturday — Stand up for God, or bow to Man?
Saturday of Week 23 in Ordinary Time 1 Tim 1:15-17Lk 6:43-49 “A good man draws what is good from the store of goodness in his heart; a bad man draws what is bad from the store of badness.” I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again – “All it takes for evil to triumph... Continue Reading →
10 September, Friday — Better or Bitter?
Friday of Week 23 in Ordinary Time 1 Tim 1:1-2,12-14Lk 6:3-42 “… the fully trained disciple will always be like his teacher.” In one way or another, we are all possessed by sin, evil, by this world, our obsessions, our addictions, our fears, and yes, even the devil himself. We struggle against fear, danger, peril,... Continue Reading →
7 September, Tuesday — Logical Faith
Tuesday of Week 23 in Ordinary Time Col 2:6-15Lk 6:12-19 “Make sure that no one traps you and deprives you of your freedom by some second-hand, empty, rational philosophy based on the principles of this world instead of on Christ.” Some time ago, I was watching a Youtube video about how it was irrational to... Continue Reading →
6 September, Monday — Making Uncomfortable Choices
Monday of Week 23 in Ordinary Time Col 1:24-2:3Lk 6:6-11 “...is it against the law on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to destroy it?” Working in a bank as a relationship manager, I was required to sell investment products such as unit trusts, which are invested in... Continue Reading →
5 September, Sunday — The Truly Important
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 35:4-7Jas 2:1-5Mk 7:31-37 “... your God is coming, vengeance is coming...” I have recently been watching a particular channel on Youtube, which features 'morality' stories. Essentially, the basic premise of the videos is this -- the initial part showcases some prejudice or some erroneous viewpoint. As the story unfolds,... Continue Reading →
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