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 →
20 October, Wednesday – Readiness
Wednesday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Rm 6:12-18Lk 12:39-48 …when a man has had a great deal given him on trust, even more will be expected of him. Over the past few weeks, I have had a slew of resignations from my team. After a period of relative 'stability', the four letters came to... Continue Reading →
17 October, Sunday — Jesus’ humanity
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 53:10-11Heb 4:14-16Mk 10:35-45 For it is not as if we had a high priest who was incapable of feeling our weaknesses with us; but we have one who has been tempted in every way thatwe are, though he is without sin. When I first read this passage, I found... Continue Reading →
13 October, Wednesday — Egos and Fears
Wednesday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time Rm 2:1-11Lk 11:42-46 ‘Master,’ he said ‘when you speak like this you insult us too.’ There are many reasons why we hesitate to acknowledge our shortcomings or mistakes. Some are afraid of the unfavorable repercussions such as losing friends, losing jobs, losing credentials, or losing face. When I... Continue Reading →
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