May the Lord bless you with peace and health in the Holy Spirit. It is 18th July 2021. We celebrate the 16th Sunday of Ordinary time. We reflect on Jeremiah 23:1-6; Ephesians 2:13-18 and the Gospel of Mark 6:30-34. The readings remind us about the need for returning to the restful pastures the Lord has […]
May the Lord give you peace and health in the Holy Spirit. It is 17th July 2021. We reflect on Exodus 12:37-42 and the Gospel of Matthew 12:14-21. Life is indeed a journey. At times so unprepared yet we need to travel a lot. Some of our journeys are well organized, planned, and prepared. God, […]
May the Lord give you peace and health in the Holy Spirit. It is 16th July 2021. We reflect on Exodus 11:10 – 12:14 and the Gospel of Matthew 12:1-8. Life is a celebration with its rich moments and memories of the past, present, and looking forward with hope. Some events are remembered and repeated […]
May the Lord give you peace and health in the Holy Spirit. It is 15th July 2021. We celebrate the Memorial of St Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church* We reflect from Exodus 3:13-20 and the Gospel of Matthew 11:28-30 St. Bonaventure, the 13th century saint. He was known as “the seraphic doctor,” great […]
May the Lord bless you with peace and health in the Holy Spirit. It is 13th July 2021. The readings are from Exodus 2:1-15; and the Gospel from Matthew 11:20-24. Blood is thicker than water. We tend to forget people who helped us in life when we do well in our life. We lean forward […]
May the Lord give you peace and health in the Holy Spirit. It is 12th July 2021. We reflect from Exodus 1:8-14, 22 and the Gospel from Matthew 10:34-11:1. Who do we love first? Most of us would say that it is God we love most. Forgetting God, our roots and stories of our fathers […]
May the Lord give you peace and health in the Holy Spirit. It is 11th July 2021. We celebrate the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We reflect from Amos 7:12-15; Ephesians 1:3-14; and the Gospel from Mark 6:7-13.On this Sunday, we are invited to reflect the purpose of being a believer. In the first reading, […]
May the Lord give you peace and health in the Holy Spirit. It is 10th July 2021. We reflect from Genesis 49:29-33, 50:15-26 and the Gospel from Matthew 10:24-38. More we love God, less we fear people, places, and plans of life. Most of our fear bubbles up the periphery when we feel insecure, insane […]
May the Lord give you peace and health in the Holy Spirit. It is 9th July 2021. We reflect from Genesis 46:1-7, 28-30 and the Gospel Matthew 10:16-23. We all return to glory, honour, and blessing when we continue to trust God. Jacob got to see his beloved son Joseph after long time. We too […]
May the Lord bless you with peace and health in the Holy Spirit. It is 8th July 2021. We reflect from Genesis 44:18-21, 23-29, 45:1-5 and the Gospel from Matthew 10:7-15. The more we hold or hold back, the less generous we become. An anonymous saying goes this way: “Holding on to anger is like […]