Posts by D'Souza Family
On the Shoulders of Giants
For the last fortnight or so, the gospels have taken us on a deep dive, plumbing the depths of Jesus’ priestly prayer to the Father. We have the peerless gift of being front row spectators to that sublime prayer between God the Son with His Divine Father and the Holy Spirit. The Word made flesh…
Read MoreCredo, Credo, Credo!
Boats scudding across the Sea of Galilee. Our opening scenes in today’s gospel passage Jn 6:22-29, where a veritable sea of humanity plows through the waves with one goal in mind. And when they find him, they pose the first question of the day: Rabbi, when did you get here? Granted, not the finest of…
Read MoreEchoes the Sound of Silence
In the silence of the heart, the Lord speaks. When I recently heard these words from a priest, it immediately resonated with me. And while I instinctively knew its truth, I also knew it would be a pearl of peerless price, something difficult to attain. Many and varied would be the attacks preventing us from…
Read MoreSeek Good
“Seek good that you may live,” God offers us in today’s readings.He desires life for us, and not just earthly life as we know it. His offering is of a life lived full, lived true. We may not be able to continually experience the fullness of life during our time on this earth. However, He…
Read MoreReclaiming the Sabbath
The biblical Pharisees have always fascinated me. They’re always trying to trip up Our Lord, and they indubitably end up getting the short end of the stick. These Biblical fall guys provide countless nuggets for our instruction, usually of the “not as I do” variety. St. Mark’s gospel sums up the Pharisees with these words…
Read MoreCanticles of Praise
Have you ever longed for something with all your heart, with all your strength and with every fibre of your being? Have you yearned for it so much that your dreams were filled with it, you cherished its promise and prayed for it endlessly, first with hope, next with urgency, and finally with pleadings, groanings…
Read MoreEucharistic Visitation
Salvation History is strewn with the storyline of humanity’s repeated struggles between allegiance to God and following the path of evil. The fall of Adam and Eve. Tower of Babel incident. The Golden Calf. Ancient Israel consorting with false Gods. Jesus is not unmoved by our rejection. In our Gospel passage for today LK 19:41-44, we witness…
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