Jesus in Luke 5: 36-39 says, “No one tears a piece from a new cloak to patch an old one. Otherwise, he will tear the new and the piece from it will not match the old cloak. Likewise, no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and [...]
Ignorance of the ways of the Lord leads to sin and disbelief. This is one of the themes of today’s readings. The leaders of Israel did not know the ways of the Lord, and they chose to remain in the dark. For them ignorance was bliss. They could not even bear to hear the truth that the apostles were saying [...]
After the Crucifixion, we hear that the womenfolk who had accompanied Jesus to the cross, began the preparatory work of putting the spices, oils, and herbs together, so as to anoint the corpse of Jesus the next day. They could not do this work there and then, as the Sabbath was upon them. According to Jewish custom, before burial, the [...]
‘Peace be with you’ The first greeting Jesus had with His disciples on the same day of His resurrection, as the Gospel says: ‘In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week’, was ‘Peace be with you’. Jesus knew what the disciples were facing. Fear must have filled them, that is why they were together, the [...]
The Lenten season is a timely reminder for us to embody the spirit of holiness and sacrifice, but for many of us, our sacrifices are in fact shameful, shabby, and shoddy. We are so stingy with what we give, giving thus the leftovers, the broken things, the things that we are getting rid off in our spring-cleaning, the things about [...]
Faith is a gift that must be unpacked through actions that reveal the gift. Faith is the ability to act when there are no logical facts supporting the action. This is supernatural in the sense that it is not normal. One cannot take this step unless one is given Grace by God to do so. This gift is further strengthened, [...]
We begin Lent with two very familiar stories: Noah and the Ark, and Jesus in the wilderness. As a Catholic who was baptised in infancy, these were the stories that I had heard from my earliest years and these same stories raised many questions in my mind. How could two of every animal fit on the Ark? Wouldn’t the lions eat [...]
The Lenten season often takes on a sombre, solemn note, However, if we trace the etymological origins of the word, “Lent”, it surprisingly means “Spring” or “Springtime” in the Old English, lencten and was meant to describe the lengthening of the time of sunshine allotted in a day, when the colder season of Spring transited into warmer days (Online Etymology [...]
When the Lord God, set apart His chosen people, He gave them a set of rules to adhere to. First of them, was “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall not have other gods beside me. You shall not make for yourself an idol or a [...]
Imagine that you live in ancient times and that you have a skin condition that is diagnosed as leprosy. That would be a disaster, where you would be condemned to live an existence where you are ostracised by your own community and loved ones in exclusion and misery. You are labelled as “unclean”, which will be a social stigma that you will carry [...]
