22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Ecc 3:19-21,30-31Heb 12:18-19,22-24Lk 14:1,7-14 The greater you are, the more you should behave humbly… So if humility is so important, why is it so that people in high positions are so arrogant? Is it because rising to their lofty positions, they feel self-important that they forget where they came from?... Continue Reading →
8 June, Wednesday – Pointing the way or simply pointing fingers?
Wednesday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 18:20-39Mt 5:17-19 How long do you mean to hobble first on one leg then on the other? This scripture reading has always filled my imagination with pictures of the greatness of God. The fire raining down and devouring all that is Baal. And that is a picture I... Continue Reading →
12 May, Thursday – God’s plan for us
Thursday of the 4th Week of Eastertide Acts 13:13-25Jn 13:16-20 No servant is greater than his master I have always enjoyed watching period dramas; and the part that always interests me are the 'cloak and dagger' actions of the different subordinates whenever there is a change in the monarch. The power dynamics often shift and... Continue Reading →
16 April, Saturday — Easter Vigil
Dear Readers, The Easter Vigil Mass features a total of nine readings. It is an Oxygen tradition to have a reflection for each of these readings. This Easter, we feature a few of our regular contributors and welcome back Daryl. It is a long read, but we hope you enjoy the reflections and be inspired... Continue Reading →
25 March, Friday — Sacrifices
25 Mar – Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord The annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary by Gabriel the Archangel, that she was to be the Mother of God (Luke 1), the Word being made flesh through the power of the Holy Spirit. The feast probably originated about the time of the Council of Ephesus... Continue Reading →
27 February, Sunday – Working on Ourselves
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ecc 27:5-81 Cor 15:54-58Lk 6:39-45 ...the defects of a man appear in his talk. A few years ago, I was working on attaining a professional qualification and, for a few months, was attending nightly classes to master the material. I met many amazing folks from various walks of life, all... Continue Reading →
18 February, Friday — Best Efforts
Friday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time Jas 2:14-24,26Mk 8:34-9:1 Faith is like that: if good works do not go with it, it is quite dead. How much is enough? When Jesus says, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me”, where do we draw the line and say, “This... Continue Reading →
16 January, Sunday — Complete Trust and Humility
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 62:1-51 Cor 12:4-11Jn 2:1-11 “Do whatever he tells you.” Such simple words spoken by our Immaculate Mother. Although simple, those words hold so much meaning and depth. As parents, we expect our children to do whatever we tell them because we know best (most of the time). As a... Continue Reading →
30 October, Saturday – Conducting Our Affairs with Humility
Saturday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Rm 11:1-2,11-12,25-29Lk 14:1,7-11 I do not want you to be ignorant, in case you think you know more than you do. Most of my friends will call me a no-nonsense kind of a person; take no prisoners. I simply cannot stand it when someone is constantly late for... Continue Reading →
12 September, Sunday — Out with the pride, in with humility
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa 50:5-9Jas 2:14-18Mk 8:27-35 The Lord is coming to my help, who will dare to condemn me? In today’s first reading from the book of Isaiah, it foretells what Jesus would have to endure during his passion – he who “offered my back to those who struck me, my cheeks... Continue Reading →
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