Wednesday of Week 17 in Ordinary Time Exo 34:29-35Mt 13:44-46 “…the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field which someone has found; he hides it again, goes off happy, sells everything he owns and buys the field.” Here’s an interesting parable that Jesus taught about the kingdom of Heaven. Why would Jesus... Continue Reading →
8 July, Thursday – Peace Be With You
Thursday of Week 14 in Ordinary Time Gen 44:18-21,23-29,45:1-5Mt 10:7-15 "…let your peace come back to you." The Gospel for today is a continuation of Christ’s instruction to the apostles. As I reflect on it more, the more we choose to follow Christ, the more it gets harder. Though they have the capacity to cure... Continue Reading →
4 May, Tuesday – Permeating Peace In Our Lives
Tuesday of the 5th Week of Eastertide Acts 14:19-28 Jn 14:27-31 "Peace I bequeath to you; my own peace I give to you, a peace the world cannot give..." Most of us are familiar with the context of 'peace' in the scriptures which isn’t limited to the idea of an absence of conflict, isn’t fleeting,... Continue Reading →
28 June, Sunday — Jesus, Our Reward
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 4:8-11,13-16Rm 6:3-4,8-11Mt 10:37-42 “Anyone who finds his life will lose it; anyone who loses his life for my sake will find it. Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me; and those who welcome me welcome the one who sent me.” It has been a tough few months for me.... Continue Reading →
31 May, Sunday — When all around you…
Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-111 Cor 12:3-7,12-13Jn 20:19-23 “Peace be with you” This has been a special season for me. I have shared about how we made it back from Italy in the nick of time; how we have been on a ‘circuit breaker’ since early April. In two days’ time, this situation will be gradually... Continue Reading →
12 May, Tuesday — Be at Peace with the Questions
Tuesday of the 5th week of EastertideActs 14:19-28John 14:27-31Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which... Continue Reading →