Monday of Week 15 in Ordinary Time Isa 1:10-17Mt 10:34-11:1 “…it is not peace I have come to bring, but a sword.” When Jesus started his mission, many people thought that he, as the Messiah, would deliver them from the persecution of the Romans. They expected an army commanded by the Messiah, riding majestically on... Continue Reading →
23 October, Thursday — Division
Oct 23 – Memorial for St John of Capistrano, priest John of Capistrano was a Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from the Italian town of Capestrano, Abruzzo. Famous as a preacher, theologian, and inquisitor, he earned himself the nickname "the Soldier Saint" when in 1456 at age 70 he led a Crusade against the invading Ottoman Empire at the siege of Belgrade with the Hungarian military commander John Hunyadi. Elevated to... Continue Reading →
10 October, Friday — Choices and Consequences
Friday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Jl 1:13-15,2:1-2Lk 11:15-26 “…he who does not gather with me scatters.” By casting out the demon from the mute, Jesus showed very clearly that He is the greater power and had authority over the former. In rebuttal to the charge from the Jewish leaders that his power was... Continue Reading →
25 November, Monday — Faith-filled Wisdom and Grace
Nov 25 – Memorial for St. Catherine of Alexandria, virgin, martyr St. Catherine (d. 305) was a noble who was learned in science and oratory. After receiving a vision, she converted to Christianity. At the age of 18, during the persecution of Maximus, she offered to debate the pagan philosophers. Many were converted by her... Continue Reading →
27 March, Saturday – On Quarrelling
Saturday of the 5th Week of Lent Eze 37:21-28Jn 11:45-56 Jesus was to die for the nation -- and not for the nation only, but also to gather in unity the scattered children of God.” I was at a church event recently, hosted by a group of women parishioners at my church who hate each... Continue Reading →
28 May, Thursday — United in love
Thursday of 7th Week of Eastertide Acts 22: 30; 23:6-11John 17:20-26 May they all be one I once found myself engaging in a polite conversation with two Mormons, who approached me whilst I was in the train. It was easy to recognise them from their signature attire, but what made that conversation memorable was the... Continue Reading →
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