10th March 2024. Fourth Sunday of Lent. REJOICE IN THE GOOD NEWS
REJOICE IN THE GOOD NEWS Today is called Laetare (Rejoice) Sunday. It’s a day for rejoicing in anticipation for the coming of Easter Sunday. We are midway through Lent and if we have stopped our fasting and sacrifices, we are encouraged to renew them again today! The...
3rd March 2024.Third Sunday of Lent. CLEANING THE TEMPLE OF OUR BODY
CLEANING THE TEMPLE OF OUR BODY Jesus entered God’s Temple and drove out all the traders who had transformed the building from a place of prayer into a commercial marketplace. In baptism, our bodies are transformed into sanctuaries as holy temples to honour and...
25th February 2024. Second Sunday of Lent. TRANSFIGURATION MEANS CONVERSION OF OUR HEARTS
TRANSFIGURATION MEANS CONVERSION OF OUR HEARTS Jesus came into the world to transfigure our sinful bodies, into copies of His Glorious Body (Phil 3:17-4). Only then, can we enter Heaven. When St. Peter said that he would build three tents for Moses, Elijah and Jesus,...
18th February 2024. First Sunday of Lent. DO YOU BELIEVE THE DEVIL EXISTS TODAY?
DO YOU BELIEVE THE DEVIL EXISTS TODAY? If people listening to the Gospel (Mk 1:12-15), still believe the devil does not exist, then their faith is weak. They’ve been seduced by the father of deceit. They are calling Jesus a liar, because He tells us today that Satan...
11th February 2024. The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. THE DISEASE OF SIN SICKENS AND CRIPPLES THE SOUL
THE DISEASE OF SIN SICKENS AND CRIPPLES THE SOUL God makes it very clear today that the kingdom of sin cannot co-exist with the Kingdom of Heaven. He says that the unclean man must live outside the camp, which means that the sinner cannot live inside the camp of...
4th February 2024. Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. JESUS HEALS THE DISEASE OF SIN
JESUS HEALS THE DISEASE OF SIN In today’s Gospel (Mk 1:29-39), we hear that (Simon) Peter was married under the Old Covenant. The Fathers of the Church, such as St. Clement of Alexandria, believed that Peter’s wife had died before Jesus came to call Him into the New...
28th January 2024. Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. SATAN ALWAYS CHALLENGES THE AUTHORITY OF CHRIST
SATAN ALWAYS CHALLENGES THE AUTHORITY OF CHRIST Have you noticed (Mark 1:21-28), how the unclean spirit recognised Jesus immediately. All demonic evil spirits cannot help themselves shouting the identity of the Holy One of God, when in the presence of Truth. They know...
21st January 2024. Third Sunday in Ordinarty Time. MAKE REPARATION BY CONFESSING OUR SINS
MAKE REPARATION BY CONFESSING OUR SINS Today’s Gospel (Mark 1:14-20) is a vocation story for everyone to respond after listening to it. We are all to see ourselves in Simon, Andrew, James and John as Disciples of Christ, in that our time has come and Jesus is calling...
14th January 2023. Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. LOOK HARD AT OURSELVES TO SEE IF WE IDENTIFY WITH CHRIST
LOOK HARD AT OURSELVES TO SEE IF WE IDENTIFY WITH CHRIST In today’s Gospel (Jn 1:35-42), Jesus is encouraging us to take a hard look at our own lives, and to see if we understand our true purpose in this world. Am I fulfilling my vocation? Do I understand that my body...
8th December 2023 THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is not to be confused with the conception of Jesus in the womb of Mary, at her Annunciation. The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, refers to Mary’s own moment of...