33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mal 3:19-202 Ths 3:7-12Lk 21:5-19 “You will be hated by all men on account of my name, but not a hair of your head will be lost.” The Gospel of today used to trouble me. In my mind, I wondered: “If God is on my side, why would He allow... Continue Reading →
29 November, Sunday — When was the last time you cried for someone else?
1st Sunday of Advent Isa 63:16-17, 64:1,3-81 Cor 1:3-9Mk 13:33-37 Why, Lord, leave us to stray from your ways and harden our hearts against fearing you? One Saturday morning, I was all alone in Nativity Church, in quiet prayer before a statue of the Sacred Heart. It was a dismal morning -- huge storm clouds were threatening -- and the inside... Continue Reading →
11 May, Monday — We Are Flesh, But Given the Holy Spirit
Monday of the 5th week of EastertideActs 14:5-18John 14:21-26But even then he did not leave you without evidence of himself in the good things he does for you...Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the realisation that even while your spirit is willing, the yoke of your flesh pulls you into despair? A friend recently shared... Continue Reading →
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