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 →
17 January, Sunday — Caretaker duty
Jan 17 -- 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Sam 3:3-10,191 Cor 6:13-15,17-20Jn 1:35-42 Your body...is the temple of the Holy Spirit... In my late teens and early twenties, I was fit and fab (I reckon most of us were). I went to the gym four times a week, played squash competitively and even earned some... Continue Reading →
16 January, Saturday — Step by Step
Jan 16 -- Saturday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time Heb 4:12-16Mk 2:13-17 “Follow me.” The first week of ordinary time reminds us at every turn to have faith, trust God and act immediately at His voice. When we hesitate to act, we are easily confused at what we hear and what it ‘may have actually’... Continue Reading →
15 January, Friday — Delayed obedience is disobedience
Jan 15 -- Friday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time Heb 4:1-5, 11Mk 2:1-12 Seeing their faith… That which we have faith in gives us the ability to ‘act immediately’. A parent, a teacher, a priest, a policeman, a boss, a commander are positions that usually make most everyone ‘act immediately’. Why? Because we have ‘faith’ that we... Continue Reading →
