In Matthew 8: 19-20, a scribe comes up to Jesus and declares that he would go wherever Jesus would go, and Jesus gives a somewhat cryptic reply: “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” Perhaps, the scribe was expecting that in following Jesus, this journey would [...]
Every 1st Friday of the month, many parishes offer a Holy Hour where the community comes together to offer praise, prayer and adoration to our Lord in the presence of the Eucharist. Our Church of St Michael welcomes the community to Holy Hour on Friday, 5 May at 7pm. There will be songs of joyous praise, scripture to inspire you, [...]
As a Christian, we are all called to be witnesses of Christ through our words and actions. What have I done to be this witness? Some time ago I remember a voice telling me that I should be bold enough to talk about my faith to others whether they be Gentiles or Christians. It was a subtle calling. The direction [...]
On the 11th of April 1964, Pope Paul VI broadcasted a radio message. It was to be the start of the first World Day for Vocations. Pope Paul VI then went on to explain how the readings of the day, present Jesus, the Good Shepherd who has a heart to shepherd his people. The presence of healthy vocations to the [...]
Emmaus was a town that was 7 miles away from Jerusalem, and on the road heading towards that destination, were two despondent disciples who having experienced the Passion and the death of Jesus, were heading as far away as they could from Jerusalem. They needed to recalibrate their thoughts and process the grief that they carried in their hearts, so [...]
Like Peter am I bold enough to proclaim the Word of God to others? What happened to Peter the fisherman, the disciple who denied Jesus three times? What made him speak so eloquently? Do we choose to keep quiet even though prompted by the Holy Spirit to speak and share the Word of God. Perhaps fear has crept in that [...]
The Second Sunday of Easter marks the last day of the Easter Octave, and is also a designated Sunday, that has been set apart to celebrate the Graces and the Mercy of God our Father. As the Closing Prayer of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy states, “Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look [...]
In my prayer, this year, I heard and saw the cry of a teenage girl saying, “I waited for someone to show me mercy”, her face revealed the pleading of her heart and her following words showing the crushing of her hope: “I used to be religious, I used to be…” What difference can we make in the life of [...]
Christ is risen! He has risen indeed! Alleluia! In today’s Gospel, Mary of Magdala went to the tomb on the first Easter morning, saw that the stone had been moved away, and that the tomb was empty. Alarmed, she ran back to Peter and the other disciple to inform them about the empty tomb. Her action of telling Peter [...]
While the timeline of the actual sequence of Holy Week is debatable, many of today’s liturgies can be traced to the practices that were already in place in the early Church. Biblical Scholars are familiar with the writings of Egeria, sometimes known as Etheria (McClure & Feltoe, 1919), a 4th century nun who visited important pilgrimage sites of the Holy [...]
