Wednesday of Week 12 in Ordinary Time Gen 15:1-12,17-18Mt 7:15-20 Every good tree bears good fruit. It took me years to understand the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit. When I pray, I am guilty of constantly asking God for something either for family, a loved one or myself. I pray for protection, blessings,... Continue Reading →
20 June, Sunday — Active and Passive Faith
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Job 38:1,8-11 2 Cor 5:14-17Mk 4:35-41 “Why are you so frightened?” I am intrigued by the sport of American football. I remember the first time I learned about it, when my friend, Joe, explained the rules. The game is divided into two portions -- offence, and defence. When one is... Continue Reading →
18 June, Friday – Strength in Vulnerability
Friday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 11:18,21-30Mt 6:19-23 If I am to boast, I let me boast of my own feebleness In today’s readings, we are reminded that the Christian faith can often put us at odds with the expectations of the secular world. In the first reading, St Paul relates the many physical torments... Continue Reading →
17 June, Thursday – Our Divine Parent
Thursday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 11:1-11Mt 6:7-15 “...your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” In today’s Gospel readings, Jesus continues to teach us how to pray. But while He told us what not to do in yesterday’s readings, today He has given us the very specific manual to... Continue Reading →
16 June, Wednesday – Dialogue with Divinity
Wednesday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 9:6-11Mt 6:1-6,16-18 “...and your Father who sees all that is done in secret will repay you.” One of my favourite bible verses of all time is Heb 11:1, “Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen”. It speaks to the... Continue Reading →
15 June, Tuesday – Stumbling into Grace
Jun 15 -- Tuesday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 8:1-9Mt 5:43-48 Pray for those who persecute you To walk the talk of Jesus — that is what my heart desires, but my feet stumble. Often. Daily. Some days, it seems all I do is stumble. C.S. Lewis has given me comfort in his... Continue Reading →
14 June, Monday – Living for Eternity
Jun 14 - Monday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 6:1-10Mt 5:38-42 ...now is the day of salvation. Two years ago, I went on my second pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Israel. It is a time and a space unlike any I have ever known. An experience I couldn’t imagine. An encounter... Continue Reading →
13 June, Sunday – Walking by Faith and not by sight
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Eze 17:22-242 Cor 5:6-10Mk 4:26-34 And when the crop is ready, he loses no time: he starts to reap because the harvest has come I have had people ask me why I continue to be a Catholic, in light of what has happened to the Church in recent years. These... Continue Reading →
10 June, Thursday — Unveiled
Thursday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 3:15-4:1,3-6Mt 5:20-26 And we, with our unveiled faces reflecting like mirrors the brightness of the Lord, all grow brighter and brighter as we are turned into the image that we reflect. When I read the readings for today, I imagined a bride as she is about... Continue Reading →
8 June, Tuesday — Come, Holy Spirit, Come
Tuesday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 1:18-22Mt 5:13-16 Remember it is God himself who assures us all… marking us with his seal and giving us the pledge, the Spirit, that we carry in our hearts. My son recently ‘attended’ Pentecost Mass online. He was enjoying the children’s liturgy songs and attentively listening... Continue Reading →
