Friday of Week 14 in Ordinary Time Hos 14:2-10Mt 10:16-23 “Beware of men: they will hand you over to sanhedrins and scourge you in their synagogues." We live in a competitive world. There are scarce resources that are unevenly distributed. Many of us work to achieve financial security so that we can provide for our... Continue Reading →
28 May, Thursday — Humility Revisited
Thursday of Week 8 in Ordinary Time 1 Pet 2:2-5,9-12Mk 10:46-52 “Son of David, Jesus, have pity on me.” Today’s readings really spoke to me, especially when I looked at the behaviour of Bartimaeus (which isn’t his name -- 'Bartimaeus' means “the son of Timaeus”) A few years ago at this time, I had been... Continue Reading →
9 May, Friday — Connected to heaven
Friday of the 3rd Week of Easter Acts 9:1-20Jn 6:52-59 “This is the bread come down from heaven…” Back in my secondary school years, our school came up with an album to celebrate a major milestone. One of the songs was titled Tune in to God. The lyrics included a line saying ‘just stand beneath... Continue Reading →