5th Sunday of Lent Isa 43:16-21Phi 3:8-14Jn 8:1-11 “If there is one of you who has not sinned, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” In today’s hyper-connected world, it is not uncommon for people to air their complaints and grievances online. This is especially the case when it comes to... Continue Reading →
17 March, Monday — Just Measures
Monday of the 2nd Week of Lent Dan 9:4-10Lk 6:36-38 “…because the amount you measure out is the amount you will be given back.” In today’s Gospel, Jesus told His disciples and really, to us as well, not to judge nor condemn; lest we be judged or condemned. On the other hand, we should be... Continue Reading →
8 March, Saturday — Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us
Saturday after Ash Wednesday Is 58:9-14Lk 5:27-32 “I have not come to call the virtuous, but sinners to repentance.” Today’s Gospel about Levi (also known as Matthew) responding to Jesus’s call reminded me of a powerful scene from The Chosen (Season 1 Episode 7). In the scene, Jesus (played by Jonathan Roumie) looks directly at... Continue Reading →
5 February, Wednesday — Homecomings
5 Feb – Memorial for St. Agatha, virgin and martyr We have little reliable information about this martyr who has been honoured since ancient times, and whose name is included in the canon of the Mass. Young, beautiful and rich, Agatha (d.250) lived a life consecrated to God. When Decius announced the edicts against Christians,... Continue Reading →
28 December, Saturday — Turn to God and Acknowledge our Sins
Dec 28 – Feast of the Holy Innocents, martyrs The Holy Innocents are the children slaughtered by Herod the Great when he tried to kill the infant Christ. Patron Saint Index The children died for Christ, though they do not know it. The parents mourned for the death of martyrs. The Christ child makes of... Continue Reading →
13 November, Wednesday — Peace
Wednesday of Week 32 in Ordinary Time Tit 3:1-7Lk 17:11-19 But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour for mankind were revealed, it was not because he was concerned with any righteous actions we might have done ourselves; it was for no reason except his own compassion that he saved us, by means... Continue Reading →
6 August, Tuesday — Light, Glorious and Forgiving Light
Aug 6 – Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Today we celebrate the occasion on which Christ revealed Himself in shining splendour to Peter, James, and John. Moses and Elijah were present, and are taken to signify the Law and the Prophets. They testify to Jesus as the promised Messiah. God the Father also... Continue Reading →
17 May, Friday — God’s wisdom, not ours
Friday of the 7th Week of Eastertide Acts 25:13-21Jn 21:15-19 “Feed my sheep” Today’s Gospel intrigues me. In this passage from John, Jesus had met Simon Peter for the first time since His resurrection. In this first interaction, instead of calling him out for his betrayal (thrice), our Lord chose to ask him three times... Continue Reading →
5 May, Sunday — Endurance
6th Sunday of Easter Acts 10:25-26,34-35,44-481 Jn 4:7-10Jn 15:9-17 Love one another, as I love you “I was angry with my foe; I told it not, my wrath did grow.” – William Blake Possibly the most difficult commandment in the Bible, is Christ’s call for us to “love one another, as I have loved you”... Continue Reading →
13 March, Wednesday — Lest we forget…
Wednesday of the 4th Week of Lent Isa 49:8-15Jn 5:17-30 Yet even if these forget, I will never forget you. Two years ago, I met up with an ex-colleague/mentor, who had flown in from Sydney to visit his in-laws. N had taken me under his wing more than 30 years ago when I was starting... Continue Reading →
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