Thursday of Week 34 in Ordinary Time Apo 18:1-2,21-23,19:1-3,9Lk 21:20-28 Serve the Lord with gladness, come before him, singing for joy. Two years ago, I started living with a family who had a live-in helper. I needed help with something, so I went around looking for her. I heard her first before I saw her.... Continue Reading →
18 July, Thursday — Lay your weary head to rest
Thursday of Week 15 in Ordinary Time Isa 26:7-9,12,16-19Mt 11: 28-30 "Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest." I have always read this verse from Matthew's gospel as being about death. The line "I will give you rest" also appears in the hymn, 'Be not afraid', which... Continue Reading →
6 May, Monday — Doers
Monday of the 6th Week of Eastertide Acts 16: 11-15John 15:26-16:4 “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my home” Home. Such a private and personal space. This is where we are unguarded, where we let our defences down, unflex ourselves and move in the comfort of familiar routines... Continue Reading →
15 April, Monday — Work For the Purpose of Eternity
Monday of the 3rd Week of Eastertide Acts 6:8-15John 6:22-29 Do not work for food that cannot last, but work for food that endures to eternal life. Work is holy. But work can also sometimes feel like an awful grind. It is not merely what we do in our visible public life that demonstrates our... Continue Reading →
30 November, Thursday — “Later… Can?”
Nov 30 – Feast of St. Andrew, apostle St. Andrew was the first Apostle of Jesus Christ. He was a fisherman by trade, and the brother of Simon Peter. He was a follower of John the Baptist. Andrew went through life leading people to Jesus, both before and after the Crucifixion. He was a missionary... Continue Reading →