Daily Reflections
Have you ever been in a situation where you found it really hard to tell the truth or a situation where falsehood appeared to be more appealing than standing by the truth? The tendency not to tell the whole truth at all times will always arise in our lives but…
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Happy New Year! I am grateful for the gift of life and the New Year. My prayer is that this New Year will be more blessed than the previous one. Amen. If I may ask, what are your plans for this New Year? Any New Year resolutions? Honestly, I gave…
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Yeehaw!!! Finally, the year 2020 is set to pack and go. It has been an unusual and challenging year with natural disasters, global pandemic, social and political unrest. Whatever has a beginning must also have an end. As the year comes to an end, St. John in today’s first reading…
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The liturgical season of waiting has passed. Advent has ended. Emmanuel – God the Son is with us! Where do we go from here? Reflect on Anna, the prophetess—”the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived seven years with her husband after…
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The scene The stage is set and in today’s Gospel we see a drama acted out that will shift our focus and change our view of the little family who we follow, as they move into the great arena of the Temple of Jerusalem. As the scene opens they appear…
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We are within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord. A few days ago, we celebrated the entrance of Christ, “the light of the world,” into our history. Christ is born to fulfill God’s plan of salvation, by which He invites us to come out of the darkness of…
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“Here is a light you will reveal to the nations” (LK. 2, 32) Merry Christmas! At Christmas, we celebrate the coming of Christ in the human family. Christmas thus highlights the important role of the family in the saving mission of Christ. We hear in today’s Gospel about the joyful…
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Happy Boxing Day everyone!! At least to those living in Canada, the UK, Australia and other Commonwealth countries. Though not celebrated in the US, Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated the day after Christmas day and originated in the United Kingdom. Some people think it’s called Boxing Day because you…
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If there is anything the world today needs so badly now, it is the voice of one who brings good news. It has been a period of many forms of bad news for individuals, families and nations. We are already familiar with the agonizing news of the corona virus that…
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We can conclude from today’s readings that we have a faithful God, one who keeps His promises. It is with great joy that on this Christmas Eve, we open our hearts to receive again the joy of the Birth of Jesus Christ. Imagine the darkness and chaos that entered the…
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