Friday of Week 32 in Ordinary Time Wis 13:1-9 Lk 17:26-37 how have they been so slow to find its Master? There was a time when weekends meant rest, quiet, and catching up with family and friends. But all that changed when I left corporate life and became a property consultant earlier this year. Now,... Continue Reading →
20 October, Monday — Where Are Your Treasures?
Monday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time Rm 4:20-25Lk 12:13-21 “Watch, and be on your guard against avarice of any kind, for a man’s life is not made secure by what he owns, even when he has more than he needs.” Avarice. According to the Oxford Dictionary, avarice is extreme greed for wealth or material... Continue Reading →
7 September, Sunday — “The eye of the needle…”
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 9:13-18Phi 9-10, 12-17Lk 14:25-33 “So in the same way, none of you can be my disciple unless he gives up all his possessions…” I believe that all of us are hoarders, even though you may claim that you are not, or that you do a ‘Marie Kondo’ once every... Continue Reading →
11 September, Wednesday — “Rich Man, Poor Man.”
Wednesday of Week 23 in Ordinary Time 1 Cor 7:25-31Lk 6:20-26 “How happy are you who are poor…” “Do you want to be rich and be condemned or be poor and have eternal life in Heaven?” As Christians, I wonder what our answer would be. For those of us that didn’t have very much when... Continue Reading →
30 December, Saturday – Set Apart
6th day within the Octave of Christmas 1 Jn 2:12-17Luke 2:36-40 You must not love this passing world or anything that is in the world. The love of the Father cannot be in any man who loves the world... As is my personal tradition, I will binge read the Narnia and Harry Potter books around... Continue Reading →
6 October, Friday — Acedia, the lack of care
Oct 6 – Memorial for St. Bruno, Priest St. Bruno (1030–1101) was educated in Paris and Rheims, France. He was ordained in 1055. He taught theology, and one of his students later became Blessed Pope Urban II. He presided over the cathedral school at Rheims from 1057 to 1075. He criticised the worldliness he saw... Continue Reading →
28 September, Thursday — Focusing on what matters
Sep 28 – Memorial for St. Wenceslaus, martyr; Memorial for St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs St. Wenceslaus (907-929) was the son of Vratislav I, Duke of Bohemia, whose family had been converted by St. Cyril and St. Methodius, and Drahomira, daughter of a pagan chief, who was baptised on her wedding day but apparently... Continue Reading →
21 August, Monday – Be Contented with Imperfection
Aug 21 – Memorial for St. Pius X, pope St. Pius X (1835-1914) encouraged frequent Holy Communion. He reformed the liturgy, promoted clear and simple homilies, and brought Gregorian chant back to services. He also reorganised the Roman curia, the administrative elements of the Church, and worked against the modern antagonism of the state against the... Continue Reading →
12 June, Monday — Living as spiritual beings
Monday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 1:1-7Mt 5:1-12 “Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven;” Today’s Gospel reading is my favourite passage from the Bible. To me, it encapsulates all that Jesus has taught. It prepares us for the suffering that we will face in our faith,... Continue Reading →
6 November, Saturday – Serving One, Not Two Masters.
Saturday of Week 31 in Ordinary Time Rm 16:3-6,16,22-27Lk 16:9-15 "….but God knows your hearts." In today’s reading, Jesus tells us that we cannot be both wealthy and serve the Lord, as if God and money are in opposing teams. It calls to mind the parable of the rich young man who did not want... Continue Reading →
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