Acts 3:1-10Lk 24:13-35 I have neither silver nor gold, but I will give you what I have: in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk! Hurting people hurt people. This is phrase that I’ve heard a more than a few times when I share with some of my friends or confidants about some injustice... Continue Reading →
14 March, Monday – Come Back to Me
Monday of the 2nd Week of Lent Dan 9:4-10Lk 6:36-38 Rescue us for the sake of your name Come back to me with all your heartDon’t let fear keep us apartTrees do bend though straight and tallSo must we to others call Long have I waited forYour coming home to meAnd living deeply our new... Continue Reading →
5 January, Wednesday – How is Love Perfected?
Wednesday after Epiphany Sunday 1 Jn 4:11-18Mk 6:45-52 …as long as we love one another God will live in us and his love will be complete in us. It is human and expected to have short-term memory. Many of us truly struggle to remember and believe that we are so fully, completely, and unconditionally loved... Continue Reading →
7 December, Tuesday – Searching
Dec 7 – Memorial for St. Ambrose, bishop and doctor of the Church St. Ambrose (c.340–397) was born to the Roman nobility. He was the brother of St. Marcellina and St. Satyrus. He was educated in the classics, Greek, and philosophy at Rome, Italy. He was a poet and a noted orator. He was a convert... Continue Reading →
31 October, Sunday — What is love?
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Deu 6:2-6Heb 7:23-28Mk 12:28-34 “You must love your neighbour as yourself.” Is love all about romance portrayed on films? Movies tends to portray love as romance. Think of romantic dinners, romantic vacations, physical and emotional intimacy. Even Disney is not spared. Female characters often have to be portrayed together with... Continue Reading →
29 October, Friday – Immense Love
Friday of Week 30 in Ordinary Time Rm 9:1-5Lk 14:1-6 I would willingly be condemned and be cut off from Christ if it could help my brothers of Israel, my own flesh and blood. Which of us would not do anything in our power to pull our loved ones out of a difficult situation, no... Continue Reading →
10 October, Sunday – The Look of Love
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 7:7-11Heb 4:12-13Mk 10:17-30 Jesus looked steadily at him and loved him The young man of the gospel today is often a sharp reminder for me of my state in life, wherever Imay be. As I reflected on the scriptures today, I contemplated the image of Jesus and me,encapsulated in... Continue Reading →
3 September, Friday – Not My Design, but God’s
Sep 3 – Memorial for St. Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor St. Gregory (540-590) collected the melodies and plain chants so associated with him, that they are now known as Gregorian Chants. He was elected by unanimous acclamation for pope. Incidentally, he was also the first monk to be pope. Before his papacy, he... Continue Reading →
22 August, Sunday – True Love
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Jos 24:1-2,15-18Eph 5:25-32Jn 6:60-69 …Christ loved the Church and sacrificed himself for her… I remember speaking with a colleague years ago about marriage and we were discussing about the challenges that married couples go through. I cannot remember much of this conversation, but I do remember how it ended. “If it... Continue Reading →
29 June, Tuesday – The Lord stands by us and gives us power
Jun 29 – Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, apostles Peter (c.1–64) was a professional fisherman. He was the brother of St. Andrew the Apostle, the man who led him to Christ. Given the name Simon, he was renamed ‘Peter’ (Rock) by Jesus to indicate that Peter would be the rock-like foundation on which the... Continue Reading →
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