Friday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Rm 9:1-5Lk 14:1-6 “Is it against the law to cure a man on the sabbath?” In today’s Gospel, Jesus heals a man with dropsy on the Sabbath, challenging the Pharisees’ rigid interpretation of the law. He reveals that mercy and compassion should take precedence over blind adherence to... Continue Reading →
9 February, Friday — Being advocates
Friday of Week 5 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 11:29-32,12:19Mk 7:31-37 ... they brought him a deaf man… In today's Gospel, we read how a deaf man was brought before our Lord, who was asked to heal him. The passage refers to the group of people as simply “they”; there is no description of who... Continue Reading →
11 April , Monday – Talk Is Cheap
Monday of Holy Week Is 42:1-7Jn 12:1-11 “Why wasn't this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor?” He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he was in charge of the common fund and used to help himself to the contributions.... Continue Reading →