Easter Sunday Acts 10:34,37-43Col 3:1-4Jn 20:1-9 ...he must rise from the dead. Death, to me, is the ultimate hurdle, and I certainly have thought of my own death at various points in my life. One of the most significant times was when my father was told he had a serious illness. He had cautioned me... Continue Reading →
12 December, Tuesday — Consolations, You Are Still His
Dec 12 – Memorial for Our Lady of Guadalupe Guadalupe is, strictly speaking, the name of a picture, but the name was extended to the church containing the picture and to the town which grew up around the church. It makes the shrine, it occasions the devotion, it illustrates Our Lady. It is taken as... Continue Reading →
20 September, Wednesday — Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty
Sept 20 -- Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Taejon, Priest, and Paul Chong Hasang, and their Companions, Martyrs For centuries, Korea was closed to all outside influences, and all contact with foreigners was forbidden. No missionaries went there. Nevertheless, a number of laymen sought to find out all that they could about the outside world,... Continue Reading →
19 September, Tuesday — Jesus Touches Our Sorrow
Sep 19 – Memorial for St. Januarius, Bishop and Martyr St. Januarius (d. 305) was arrested on account of his profession of the Christian religion during persecution of Christians. He was cast into the fiery furnace, through which he passed wholly unharmed. On the following day, along with a number of fellow martyrs, he was... Continue Reading →
18 September, Monday — Give the word, and I shall be healed.
Monday of Week 24 in Ordinary Time 1 Tim 2:1-8Lk 7:1-10 ...he wants everyone to be saved and reach full knowledge of the truth. Healing takes time. And healing takes place in many ways, through many channels. Many of these would be beyond our imagination. How many of us deeply believe that God wants to... Continue Reading →
13 February, Monday — Faith, Unsullied by Pride
Monday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Gen 4:1-15,25Mk 8:11-13 "God has granted me other offspring... in place of Abel, since Cain has killed him." There are certain seasons in life when we desperately yearn for sweetness and sense-making. In the midst of great disappointments, grave losses and sorrows, we may try our best to... Continue Reading →
5 December, Monday — A Spirit of Joy
Monday of 2nd Week of Advent Isa 35:1-10Lk 5:17-26 They will come to Zion shouting for joy… I was taking the subway recently and noticed the faces of the commuters. I could count only two or three smiling faces and they all came from the younger children. They were all playing with each other and... Continue Reading →
13 September, Tuesday — Existence
Sep 13 – Memorial for St. John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor John’s (347-407) father died when he was young, and he was raised by a very pious mother. It was for his sermons that John earned the title ‘Chrysostom’ (golden-mouthed). They were always on point, they explained the scriptures with clarity, and they sometimes went... Continue Reading →
7 October, Thursday — Ask, Seek, Knock
Oct 7 – Memorial for Our Lady of the Rosary This day was originally observed as the Feast of Our Lady of Victory. Its date was chosen to commemorate the European victory at the third naval Battle of Lepanto in 1571. This battle marked the high point of Turkish (Muslim) advance on European soil with... Continue Reading →
5 October, Tuesday – Run-Run-Run. STOP-LISTEN. Trust-Follow.
Tuesday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Jonah 3:1-10Lk 10:38-42 Mary, who sat down at the Lord’s feet and listened to him speaking... Of late, I have been running a lot. No - I don't mean physically running. I have been running... ... around in my head... around problems and frustrations... fixing others' problems... away... Continue Reading →
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