It is 16th October 2020.  We celebrate the memorials of Sts. Margaret Mary Alacoque, an Apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and Gerard Majella. The readings are from Ephesians 1:11-14; and the Gospel from Luke 12:1-7. To fear is different from to be afraid.  We need to fear God but not to be afraid […]

  It is 15th October 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of St Teresa of Avila, Virgin and Doctor of the Church.  The readings are from Ephesians 1:1-10; and the Gospel from Luke 11:47-54. Being faithful to Christ is holiness.  The purpose of our Christian vocation is to live a holy life without which we are […]

  It is 14th October 2020. The readings are from Galatians 5:18-25; and the Gospel from Luke 11:42-46. For us, we have only two options in spiritual life; either led by the promptings of the Spirit of God or attracted and acted upon by the inclinations of the evil spirit.  We have a self-dominated life […]

  It is 13th October 2020.  The readings are from Galatians 5:1-6; and the Gospel from Luke 11:37-41. Faith in God makes our hearts clean to recognise the presence of the Holy Spirit. Faith is the proof of our inner freedom to accomplish the acts of love and mercy.  “When Christ freed us, He meant […]

  It is 12th October 2020. The readings are from Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31-5:1; and the Gospel from Luke 11:29-32. While counselling youth and young adults, I ask them what their vision of life is.  Most of them tell me about their careers which they love to pursue than to share a vision that includes […]

  It is 11th October 2020.  We celebrate the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.  The readings are from Isaiah 25:6-10; the second reading is from Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; and the Gospel is from Matthew 22:1-14. The need for God is under constant threat and debate in our families, communities, and countries.  A lady told me […]

  It is 8th October 2020. The readings are from Galatians 3:1-5; and the Gospel from Luke 11:5-13. Faith enhances the experiences of God in the Holy Spirit.  Spiritual life is fruitless without the Holy Spirit.  We cannot pray until we acknowledge the presence and the power of the Holy Spirit present in our quest […]

  It is 7th October 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary.  We all need to have a loving relationship and devotion to our Lady and Blessed Mother. Pope Pius XI taught us,  “The Rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight and to keep oneself from sin…If […]

  It is 6th October 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of St. Bruno, mystic and founder. The readings are from Galatians 1:13-24; and the Gospel from Luke 10:38-42. God has a reason for our vocation.  Each one is called by God no what we were doing at the time.  The self-determination to be the person […]

It is 5th October 2020.  We celebrate the memorial of St. Maria Faustina, the Apostle of Divine Mercy. The readings are from Galatians 1:6-12; and the Gospel from Luke 10:25-37. We are not mere reporters but the porters of love. Chesterton pointed out: “There is no such thing as being a gentleman at important moments; […]