21st July 2024. Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. SHEPHERD MUST NOT SLEEP ON THE JOB
SHEPHERD MUST NOT SLEEP ON THE JOB Today, God is warning clergy and religious (Jer 23:1-6) not to forget that we work for Him alone. We have been given charge to gather the people into His Church and not have them scattered all over the place, ignorant of their...
14th July 2024. Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO DUST
ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO DUST We were first brought into a spiritual existence by God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit in heaven. That’s why our true home is heaven because it’s where we were chosen before the world was ever made (Eph1:3-14). This is our...
7th July 2024. Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. “TAKE IT, THIS IS MY BODY”.
“TAKE IT, THIS IS MY BODY”. Listening to Jesus talk about eating His Body and drinking His Blood, appears to be a primitive recipe for cannibalism. However, He is not inviting us to eat His Human Body, but to eat His Sacramental Body. At the last Supper (Mk...
30th June 2024. Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. FAITH ON EARTH BEGINS THE PROCESS OF ETERNAL LIFE
FAITH ON EARTH BEGINS THE PROCESS OF ETERNAL LIFE Jesus came into the world to launch an attack on death and to bring new life to the faithful. He works two signs of healing in the Gospel today (Mk 5:21-43), in order to tell us that neither suffering nor death have...
23rd June 2024. Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. HOW TO SAVE A SINKING CHURCH
HOW TO SAVE A SINKING CHURCH Today’s Gospel (Mk 4:35-41) is about awakening the faith that Catholics sometimes leave dormant in the vessel of their hearts. Today, we learn that God (Jesus) controls the oceans, the wind and even the waves (Job 38:1,8-11). This will...
9th June 2024. Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. NOT EVERY BAPTISED PERSON GETS INTO HEAVEN
NOT EVERY BAPTISED PERSON GETS INTO HEAVEN This Sunday’s theme is teaching us not to take God for granted. Adam and Eve (Gen 3:9-15) showed their contempt for God by allowing their pride to develop a sense of entitlement and ownership for everything that God had given...
2nd June 2024. Corpus Christi. “TAKE IT, THIS IS MY BODY”.
“TAKE IT, THIS IS MY BODY”. Listening to Jesus talk about eating His Body and drinking His Blood, appears to be a primitive recipe for cannibalism. However, He is not inviting us to eat His Human Body, but to eat His Sacramental Body. At the last Supper (Mk...
26th May 2024. The Most Holy Trinity. THE NATURE OF GOD REVEALED IN THE HOLY TRINITY
THE NATURE OF GOD REVEALED IN THE HOLY TRINITY Everything in Christianity is sourced from the Blessed Trinity, in whose Name, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, welcomed us into the Family of the Church through the Sacrament of Baptism (Mt 28:16-20). The Father is the...
9th May 2024. Pentecost. THE MISSION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: THE ADVOCATE
THE MISSION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: THE ADVOCATE Today we celebrate Pentecost, marking the descent of the Holy Spirit from Heaven. The Spirit gives us new life in the Lord and changes our outlook on life. The Spirit is the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, and is the...
5th May 2024. Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. KEEP THE COMMANDMENT TO LOVE
KEEP THE COMMANDMENT TO LOVE The Commandments awaken the love of Christ within us. They promote us to give our love away, and not be selfish with it. In today’s world, many Christians, see the commandments, which are the divine will and law of God, as an obstacle for...