12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Job 38:1,8-11Mk 4:35-41 They woke him… Brothers and sisters, I have been training for Hyrox, a functional fitness race, for a few months now. The race is a test of speed, strength and endurance because it comprises eight intervals of 1km runs, interspersed with eight functional fitness stations including pushing... Continue Reading →
14 January, Sunday — Shibboleth
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Sam 3:3-10,191 Cor 6:13-15,17-20Jn 1:35-42 …Jesus passed, and John stared hard at him and said, “look, there is the Lamb of God.” A few years ago, I reconnected with an old friend. She and I had a falling out years prior, over a stupid quarrel. We’re both proud women,... Continue Reading →
12 January, Friday — On Friends
Friday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time 1 Sam 8:4-7,10-22Mk 2:1-12 “We have never seen anything like this.” When I put myself in the shoes of the people in the house described in today’s gospel passage, what I am astounded with are the four friends who doggedly stripped the roof and lowered their friend down... Continue Reading →
24 August, Tuesday — Being a Friend
Aug 24 – Feast of St. Bartholomew, apostle Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles. He was probably a close friend of St. Philip, as his name is always mentioned in the gospels in connection with Philip, and it was Philip who brought Bartholomew to Jesus. He may have written a gospel, now lost, as... Continue Reading →
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