Monday after Epiphany Sunday 1 Jn 3:22-4:6Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 He withdrew The challenge to withdraw, to leave the crowd, the fun, the friends, the family, the aliveness, in the centre of NOISE, and just be silent. That is easier for some than others, is it not? It has always been a bit difficult for me, a people-person... Continue Reading →
16 December, Tuesday — The unwilling sons
Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Advent Zep 3:1-2,9-13Mt 21:28-32 "Which of the two did the father’s will?” Sometimes, I wonder which son I resemble in the Gospel passage for today – the one who initially refused his father’s request but then later changed his mind? Or the one who initially agreed, but then did... Continue Reading →
4 September, Thursday — Better Be Obedient
Thursday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time Col 1:9-14Lk 5:1-11 “…but if you say so…” We often can’t see what’s ahead of us. This is especially true for what God’s plan is for us. I can still remember very vividly one morning, what Jesus told me to do. For months, I had been praying for... Continue Reading →
22 September, Wednesday — On ‘Nothing’
Wednesday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Ez 9:5-9Lk 9:1-6 “Take nothing for the journey...” If not for COVID-19, I would probably be on the Camino Frances now, retracing the steps of hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who journey on foot to the town of Santiago de Compostela. I know this because Facebook has been... Continue Reading →