Tag Archive | 2011
To become Saints: Our deeper calling
Homily for All Saints’ Day 2011 Today, the universal Church celebrates the solemnity of all the Saints. Historically this practice of honouring the saints started during and after the persecution of the early Christians. Because of the many who were martyred then, it was quite difficult to remember all the dates of their martyrdom. Furthermore, […]
KFC (Keeping Friendship with Christ)
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time A In today’s gospel, it seems that Jesus has contradicted himself. At one time he said: ‘Judge not and you will not be judged.’ And today he urges us to correct another person who does wrong. It leaves us a question: ‘How can we correct without judgment?’ At a closer look […]
The Cost of Discipleship
22nd Sunday in Ordinary time Year 1941, in Auschwitz concentration camp, a prisoner had escaped. The commandant announced that 10 men would die. This was to serve as a warning for those who were planning to escape. The commandant picked his choice randomly. He ordered: ‘This one, that one’ as they were being marched away […]
Reflection for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection During the week , as I surfed through the net I saw this picture labelled as the ‘image of famine.’ The image was that of a very young Somali boy, literally looks like mere skin and bone carried by his mother. That image really broke my heart. And […]
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