Daily Reflections
A typical Catholic Church building usually has the walls and windows adorned with great artistic designs and symbols, whose spiritual meaning a casual visitor may not immediately grasp. They are not simply for decoration; many of them are representatives of the different mysteries of our Christian faith, while others reflect…
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Today, the Angel in Revelation comes on rather intense, “Wake up; put some resolve into what little vigour you have left: it is dying fast…” (Rev 3:2). Is my vigour dying as I lock down and mask up? The Lord is calling for resolve, or conviction, to enliven my ambitions, but even…
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I have struggled with anxiety for most of the 50 years of my life, truly since I was a child. It’s always been there. I’ve gone through periods where I beg God to heal me and then sort of give up. At times, I have wondered if I were not…
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The readings of today have the tone of an end time. This is not surprising since we are gradually approaching the end of the Church’s liturgical calendar. But more importantly, the readings also remind us of the reality of the end time or the eschatology. The Church teaches that three last…
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You may have seen little children doing it with folded hands while kneeling at bedtime or unison voices following the lead of the minister during a solemn religious service. Perhaps it is part of your mealtime, morning, and evening rhythm – as normal and important as breathing. However, if you…
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As we approach the end of the liturgical year, the readings direct our attention towards the question of the return of Christ or the days of the Son of Man. Addressing his disciples Jesus speaks to them of the “day of the Son of Man”. The disciples were preoccupied by…
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By Mr Jerry DeMelo, Jr OP I grew up in Brazil, a Latin country where soccer was akin to a religion. Soccer is in my blood, and my childhood occurred at a time of unparalleled joy for Brazilians. Brazil’s first love was bearing fruit as the World Cup trophy was…
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In today’s gospel, Jesus healed ten lepers but only one came back to give thanks to God. When Jesus asks: “Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? Were none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner” (Luke 17:17-18), it…
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[Readings: Ti 2:1-8: 11-14; Lk 17:7-10] By Radhika Sharda My two young boys, after playing with their toys, almost always leave their mess behind them, and when I remind them to clean up after themselves, they then try to negotiate with me, saying, “What will you do if I clean…
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(Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome) [Readings: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; 3:3-8; Jn 2:13-22] By Fr. Precious Ezeh Today, the Church celebrates the feast of the Lateran Basilica in Rome (also known as the Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran). It is…
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