Category Archives: Ordinary Time II

Readings: Dan 7:13-14; Ps 93:1-2,5; Rev 1:5-8; Jn 18:33-37 JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE One of the peculiar paintings on Jesus is The Last Judgement of Michelangelo at Sistine Chapel where the conclave takes place. You see a six-pack … Continue reading →

Readings: Dan 12:1-3; Ps 16:5,8-11; Heb 10:11-14,18; Mk 13:24-32 ARE YOU PREPARED? Since the age of 12, I have been in boarding schools.　 One of the exciting times in such schools is towards the end of term when there would … Continue reading →

Readings: 1 Kgs 1:10-16; Ps 146:7-10; Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:41-44 She put in everything she possessed. (Mark 12:38-44) When the books of Old Testament refer to the poor they often list three categories of people: the stranger, the orphan and … Continue reading →

“The apostles rejoined Jesus and told him all they had done and taught…” (Mk 6:30) “The apostles rejoined Jesus and told him all they had done and taught…” (Mk 6:30) Ministry to young people forms part of the identity of … Continue reading →

“He… began to send them out” (Mk 6:7) It was Pope Paul VI who began to speak about new approaches in evangelization, in his post-synodal exhortation: Evangelization in the Modern World (Evangelii Nuntiandi, 1975). This was to be an adequate … Continue reading →

“This is the carpenter, surely, the son of Mary…” (Mk 6:3) The gospel text of today narrates to us how the people of his home town reacted to Jesus, despite what they heard and saw in Jesus: the wisdom and … Continue reading →

Today the feast of martyrdom of saints Peter and Paul. Jesus chose Peter, the fisherman from Galilee, son of John and brother of Andrew, as the leader of the apostles and the rock on which He would build His Church. … Continue reading →

“Quiet now! Be calm!” (Mk 4:39) I have often wondered why in the churches we ring bells. For instance, in most Catholic churches we ring the bell at the beginning of mass and several times during the Eucharistic prayer. In … Continue reading →

Readings: Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9; Eph 3:8-12, 14-19; Jn 19:31-37 The Heart of Jesus is the Heart of Love. Jesus Christ was a brilliant, mind-boggling teacher whose lessons, insight, and wisdom left even erudite scholars awestruck. And yet there is … Continue reading →

Readings: Ex 24: 3-8; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18; Heb 9: 11-15; Mk 14: 12-16, 22-26 “This is my blood, the blood of the covenant, poured out for many” (Mk 14: 24) There are two feasts in the liturgical calendar that … Continue reading →

Readings: Dt 4:32-34.39-40; Ps 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22; Rom 8:14-17; Mt 28:16-20 God in Three: Our experience of the Divine At the recommendation of a friend of mine, a few months back, I ventured to read, The Shack.  With … Continue reading →