A Reflection for Palm Sunday
MT 26:14—27:66 / 27:11-54 (http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/040520.cfm ) A word that has gained increasing currency in our conversations is the word ‘passion’. A day doesn’t go by but one hears in the media that, to be successful in any particular field of endeavour, one must have a passion for one’s particular chosen career, be…
Author: - April 5, 2020
A Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Lent
JN 11: 1 - 45 (http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/032920.cfm) The Raising of Lazarus is the last of the seven signs of Jesus reported in the Gospel of John. It is climatic in that it summarizes everything about his identity as the one sent by the Father to reveal his love. The symbolism of this…
Author: - March 29, 2020
A Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Lent
JN 9: 1 - 41 (http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/032220.cfm) There are very few original thinkers; most of us parrot what has been presented to us. Furthermore, in today’s world of social media, what we read and what we listen to, by and large, come from what we like. It is our social media feed…
Author: - March 22, 2020
A Reflection for the Third Sunday of Lent
JN.4 : 5 - 42 (http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/031520.cfm) Today’s thought on my desktop calendar reads “True independence is found in dependence on the Lord”. With the readings for today, the Third Sunday of Lent, this inspirational thought could not suit better. “If today you hear His voice, harden not your hearts”, but…
Author: - March 15, 2020
