When Jesus goes to dine at the house of the Pharisee, He notices how all the other guests have made sure of their own positions. The atmosphere of the evening is not relaxed. Everyone there is scrutinising this young preacher. What will He do? What will He say? Jesus decides to not disappoint them. He […]
Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – “C†– September 1, 2013 Read More »
In the eyes of Jesus, every person is of infinite worth whatever his or her ethnicity, culture or religion. The beautiful prophetic imagery of Isaiah in the first reading, proclaiming that people from every language and nation will be brought to God’s holy mountain in Jerusalem, finds fulfilment in the Gospel when Jesus declares that
Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time – “C†– August 25, 2013 Read More »
In the lead-up to the Olympic Games held in London last year, a flame was kindled at Olympia, the site of the original games in ancient Greece. This flame was then transported to Britain where it was carried in a relay, which brought that flame within 10 miles of every inhabitant of the UK, before
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time – “C†– August 18, 2013 Read More »
“Here he lies where he longed to be; Home is the sailor, home from the sea, And the hunter home from the hill.†These verse was written by Robert Louis Stevenson, the man who wrote Treasure Island. It was intended by the author that it should be inscribed on his own tomb. It brings to
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – “C†– August 11, 2013 Read More »
Todays’ readings warn us that possessions can assume such importance in life that they become obsessions, and we forget the place of God in our life. This is what seems to have happened with the man who addresses Jesus at the beginning of today’s Gospel. Jesus is not against him having wealth, nor is He
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – “C†– August 4, 2013 Read More »