Posts by D'Souza Family
Reclaiming 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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