Sunday, 2nd March 2025
Daily Reflections The good treasure of the heart ~ 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ Sirach 27:4-7; Ps 91:2-3, 13-16; 1 Cor 15:54-58; Lk 6:39-45 ‘first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbour’s eye.’ (Luke 6:42) There is no denying […]
Saturday, 1st March 2025
Daily Reflections Being Childlike ~ Saturday, Week 7 in Ordinary Time ~ Sir 17:1-13; Ps 102:13-18; Mk 10:13-16 He said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me, do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. (Mk 10:14) Today’s gospel reveals a profound truth of Jesus’ […]
Friday, 28th February 2025
Daily Reflections Imitating Our Creator’s Faithfulness ~ Friday, Week 7 in Ordinary Time ~ Sir 6:5-17, Ps 118:12, 16, 18, 27, 34-35; Mk 10:1-12 But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female’ (Mark10:6) A Jesuit priest once shared with me, ‘Our first vocation in life is to be human.’ This insight […]
Thursday, 27th February 2025
Daily Reflections Preserve the Goodness Within ~ Thursday, Week 7 in Ordinary Time ~ Sir 5:1-8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mk 9:41-50 ‘Have salt in yourselves and be at peace with one another.’ (Mark 9:50) The need to live in community and to feel a sense of belonging is fundamental to who we are as human […]
Wednesday, 26th February 2025
Daily Reflections The Perils of Belonging ~ Wednesday, Week 7 in Ordinary Time ~ Sir 4:11-19, Ps 118:165, 168, 171-2, 174-5; Mk 9:38-40 ‘Whoever is not against us is for us’ (Mark 9:40) ‘My faith gives me a strong sense of identity and belonging.’ This is a common sentiment among Catholics, while belonging can also […]
Tuesday, 25th February 2025
Daily Reflections Our call to humility and service ~ Tuesday, Week 7 of Ordinary Time ~ Sir 2:1-11; Ps 36:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40; Mk 9:30-37 ‘Whoever who wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.’ (Mark 9:35) Today’s Gospel includes Jesus’ second passion prediction where he foretells his betrayal, death, […]
Monday, 24th February 2025
Daily Reflections Belief – the key ingredient ~ Monday, Week 7 Ordinary Time ~ Sir 1:1-10; Ps 92:1-2, 5; Mk 9:14-29 ‘This kind can come out only through prayer.’ (Mark 9: 29) Prior to today’s Gospel, the apostles had experienced success in their healing ministry – they had ‘cast out many demons and anointed with […]
Sunday, 23rd February 2025
Daily Reflections Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ 1 Sam 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23; Ps 102:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 Cor 15:45-49; Lk 6: 27-38 ‘Love your enemies’ (Luke 6:27) When I was in primary school, I begged mum to let me do Karate lessons. So once a week […]
Saturday, 22nd February 2025
Daily Reflections Beyond Flesh and Blood: Divine Revelation and Living Faith ~ Feast The Chair of St Peter, apostle ~ 1 Pet 5:1-4; Ps 22; Mt 16: 13-19 ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ (Matthew 16:13) In today’s reading Jesus poses a profound question that echoes through time: ‘Who do you […]
Friday, 21st February 2025
Daily Reflections The challenge of the Gospel ~ Friday, Week 6 in Ordinary Time ~ ‘those who lose their life for my sake and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.’ (Mark 8:35) When one feels called to follow Jesus, there are many challenges that need to be embraced. Jesus often demands a […]