5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Job 7:1-4,6-71 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23Mk 1:29-39 “In the morning, long before dawn, he got up and left the house, and went off to a lonely place and prayed there.” If you were to ask me what I miss the most during the quarantine periods, one thing comes to mind immediately.... Continue Reading →
4 February, Thursday — If you want to soar, you must first learn to fly
Thursday of Week 4 in Ordinary Time Heb 12:18-19,21-24Mk 6:7-13 And he instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff... A few years ago, a talk on demonic possession was conducted at the Catholic Spirituality Centre. I did not register for the talk but when I popped over to have a look-see, it... Continue Reading →
1 February, Monday — Go Tell Your Friends
Monday of Week 4 in Ordinary Time Heb 11:32-40Mk 5:1-20 “Go home to your people and tell them all that the Lord in his mercy has done for you.” I am like the leper, blind, crippled, or the possessed who, after having been healed by Jesus, can’t shut up about how awesome the Lord is.... Continue Reading →
31 January, Sunday — Free from Anxieties
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Deu 18:15-201 Cor 7:32-35Mk 1:21-28 “I want you to be free from anxieties.” As I read the first reading and gospel today, I was wondering what God wanted me to reflect on?.About a new prophet or unclean spirits? Then the first line of the second reading hit the nail on... Continue Reading →
30 January, Saturday – To Honour God’s Gift of Faith
Saturday of Week 3 in Ordinary Time Heb 11:1-2,8-19Mk 4:35-41 All these died in faith, before receiving any of the things that had been promised, but they saw them in the far distance… “Only faith can guarantee the blessings that we hope for, or prove the existence of the realities that at present remain unseen.... Continue Reading →
29 January, Friday – Enduring in Faith
Jan 29 -- Friday of Week 3 in Ordinary Time Heb 10:32-39Mk 4:26-34 You will need endurance to do God’s will… Life tends to throw me curve balls just when I think that things are finally settling down. In 2019, after a challenging year at work and, while planning for another eventful year, I was... Continue Reading →
24 January, Sunday – Who do you want to be?
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Jon 3:1-5,101 Cor 7:29-31Mk 1:14-20 The world as we know it is passing away Recently, I started watching the video series titled “Who Am I to Judge” by Dr Edward Sri. The series is available on the formed.org website, which is accessible via a parish subscription. The first episode of... Continue Reading →
23 January, Saturday — Celebrating Our Faith
Jan 23 -- Saturday of Week 2 in Ordinary Time Heb 9:2-3,11-14Mk 3:20-21 "God goes up with shouts of joy; the Lord goes up with trumpet blast." Still very much in the beginning of the new year, God is inviting us to reflect on what He has done for us and what He is still... Continue Reading →
19 January, Tuesday — On Solid Foundations
Jan 19 -- Tuesday of Week 2 in Ordinary Time Heb 6:10-20 Mk 2:23-28 Here we have an anchor for our soul... I was invited recently to address a group of newly-appointed scholars on Zoom. When I asked the scholarships team if they were sure about it, the answer was, “Yes, just give the same... Continue Reading →
18 January, Monday — Of Abstinence and Adventures
Monday of Week 2 in Ordinary Time Heb 5:1-10 Mk 2:18-22 “New wine, fresh skins!” It has been close to two years since I decided to stop consuming alcohol. Well, I do take a sip now and then on social occasions but in relation to the amounts I used to drink in the past, my... Continue Reading →
