May 27 – Memorial for St. Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop St. Augustine (d. 605) was a monk and abbot of St. Andrew’s abbey in Rome. He was sent by Pope Gregory the Great with 40 brother monks, including St. Lawrence of Canterbury, to evangelize the British Isles in 597. Before he reached the islands, terrifying... Continue Reading →
14 April, Wednesday — Words
Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Eastertide Acts 5:17-26Jn 3:16-21 ”God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not lost but may have eternal life” A close friend announced at Easter that she would not be returning to church after the pandemic is... Continue Reading →
2 Apr, Friday — Death for Life
Good Friday There is no Mass today. The readings are used in the afternoon celebration of the Lord's Passion. Isa 52:13-53:12Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9Jn 18:1-19:42 See, my servant will prosper, he shall be lifted up, exalted, rise to great heights. The fourth song of the servant by the prophet Isaiah opens with such a dazzling and... Continue Reading →
19 March, Friday — Fathers In Faith
Friday of the 4th Week of Lent 2 Sam 7:4-5,12-14,16Rm 4:13,16-18,22 Mt 1:16,18-21,24 ...he did become the father of all nations. Today’s readings have two themes running in parallel -- fatherhood and faith. Being single, and of an age where I am 99% certain I will never experience the joys and despairs of fatherhood, I... 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 June, Monday — Rescue
Jun 29 – Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, apostles Peter (c.1–64) was a professional fisherman. He was the brother of St. Andrew the Apostle, the man who led him to Christ. Given the name Simon, he was renamed “Peter” (rock) by Jesus to indicate that Peter would be the rock-like foundation on which the... Continue Reading →
26 June, Friday — Flicker of Faith
Friday of Week 12 in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 25:1-12Mt 8:1-4 “Of course I want to! Be cured!” Jesus wants to cure us! Do I have faith like the leper to ask Jesus to cure me? Or do I let my pride stand in the way, or think I have it all under control and... Continue Reading →
18 May, Monday — Those who don’t know God are wrong doers
May 18 – Memorial for St. John I, Pope and Martyr John (d. 526) was a priest in Rome, and became the 53rd pope in 523. Italy’s ruler then, Theodoric the Goth, was an Arian. For a while he left the Catholics alone, but in later life he became suspicious of everyone, imagining conspiracies and... Continue Reading →
17 May, Sunday — We cannot be orphans while loving God
6th Sunday in Easter Acts 8:5-8, 14-171 Pet 3:15-18Jn 14:15-21 “I will not leave you orphans; I will come back to you.” In our traditional settings, orphans, when they are very young and tender, are helpless and vulnerable; they grow without parental support and depend on the trappings of relations and society. When they are... Continue Reading →
13 May, Wednesday — My Forever-Home
Wednesday of the 5th week of Eastertide13 May - Feast of Our Lady of FatimaThis feast commemorates the visions of Our Lady seen near Fátima in Portugal in 1917 by three shepherd children, Lúcia dos Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto. The visions occurred on the 13th day of each month from May... Continue Reading →
