Lk 1:26-28 Life comes with a lot of surprises and challenges. Sometimes we are not prepared for these challenges and surprises. The events of our lives are often shrouded in mystery; we do not know how it will all end. When we feel tired and confused and helpless by life’s events and problems, where do […]Read more
Archive: March 2017
Hosea 14:2-10, Mark 12:28 – 34 Where does your joy come from? Where does your success come from? Where does your peace come from? Where does your happiness come from? If any of these comes from things or persons, then you have every reason to be afraid and to be worried. No human being or […]Read more
Jeremiah 7:23 – 28 Why do we sometimes walk away from a path that leads to prosperity, peace, joy, love, hope, freedom, success and happiness? Why do we take paths that ultimately lead to disappointment, distrust, fear, murder, lies, shame, division, and death? Is there anything along the path of destruction Read more
Deuteronomy 4:1,5-9; Matthew 5:17-19 Do not lie. Do not steal. Do not kill. Do not commit adultery. Love your neighbour as yourself. Love and pray for those who persecute you. Forgive everyone who has caused you pain. Putting to practice these laws is what it means to follow the Lord. It is not easy but […]Read more
Matthew 18:21 – 25 To err is human and to forgive is divine. This thought is meant to show us the attractiveness of forgiveness as something godly and something we should aspire towards. It is not meant to be used as an excuse not to forgive because it is in the realm of the divine […]Read more
Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a Today we celebrate the solemnity of a gentle and quiet protector, St. Joseph, the husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus. At his inaugural Mass, Pope Francis spoke about our call to be protectors. We have to protect the beauty and the richness of our lives; we have to […]Read more