Daily Reflections
I am always intrigued by the story of blind Bartimaeus. Imagine this man-blind, maybe abandoned by any family he may have had, a beggar on the street hearing about Jesus, and thinking, “If everything I have heard about this man is true, he can cure me! He can take away…
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Today’s responsorial Psalm is resonating in my heart: “Show us, O Lord, the light of your kindness.” And the verses are true cries from the heart: – “Remember not against us the iniquities of the past” – “May your compassion come quickly to us” – “Help us, O God our…
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One characteristic of religious worship is the presentation of gifts to God, otherwise called offering. The Old Testament presents different forms of offering. One common trait is that in every offering, what is offered somewhat represents the one doing the offering. The point is that every form of offering is…
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On this memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, I reflect on Mother Mary’s as the first follower of Jesus, her son. Today’s Gospel takes us to the foot of the cross. Most of Jesus’ supporters have taken off, either scared or disillusioned, or both. Their vision…
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‘You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and then you will be my witnesses not only in Jerusalem, but… to the ends of the earth’ (Acts 1: 8) My dear friends, today, the Church celebrates the solemnity of Pentecost. It is a prestigious feast that commemorates…
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Living through a pandemic has greatly altered many things in our lives, especially living in California. Before the pandemic began, my wife and I used to go to Adoration multiple times a week to reflect on our lives and discern where God was calling us. Once Adoration, indoor Mass and…
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To meditate on the Passion, we can take up St Claire of Assisi’s invitation to enter into the torn chest of Christ crucified. To be inundated with the light of the Resurrection, we can follow Christ’s offer to his disciple Thomas, to put his hand into his side, and to…
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How blessed are we to have hope in Christ? As Christians, we are given a mission by Christ to witness His cause, which is also the cause of God the Father. The mission to ensure all may know “God so loved the world that he gave His only Son, so…
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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…
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For me, the common theme of today’s readings is “saying our goodbyes”. But not our goodbyes before a trip to the beach, or to visit Disneyland or to go to work or school. Rather, a goodbye to those we love, here on Earth, as death approaches. Paul’s Highlights In the first…
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