Theme – Christ, the Son of Man In today’s Gospel reading Jesus’ teaching is on how we must deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him. It is a journey to saving our eternal soul and to discover a spiritual fulfilment that surpasses anything this world has to offer. It begins with us choosing the Cross on every level [...]
Madonna’s Material World was released in 1985 and the blatant declaration that ‘I am a material girl living in a material world’ probably struck the right chord with many females who had high aspirations of having a career. And those familiar with the song would know it issued a challenge to the boys that they had to step it up [...]
Today’s Gospel reflects Peter’s acknowledgement of Jesus being the Messiah, and the author Mark deliberately placed this in the middle of the Gospel, as it is a continuation of encouraging the reader to reflect and ponder if they themselves view Jesus as the Messiah, with Chapter1 being prompted by the Author themselves, and Chapter 15 being prompted by the Centurion [...]
Theme – The Lord who does all things well In today’s Gospel reading on “The Healing of a Deaf Man” where Jesus uses His finger and His saliva to heal the deaf man. Jesus chose to use His body as an instrument of His healing power. Revealing to us that Jesus’ humanity became the source of unity between God and [...]
Jesus' power to heal had reached the ears of many. Wherever he went, crowds of people followed him and many sickly people were brought to him for healing. Many who followed him, would have already witnessed his power to heal when they brought this deaf and mute man to Jesus and begged him to enable this man. When Jesus first [...]
When Mother Mary visited Elizabeth, she brought Jesus with her. Now when I heard that, similar to Mother Mary, since the time I was baptised, the Holy Spirit dwells in me, and hence, I have been, all along, bringing the Holy Spirit to visit others too. Mind blown. I had to step back for this to sink in. The ‘hannor [...]
In today's Gospel reading on “The Tradition of the Elders” - “Now when the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gather around Jesus, they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.” Mark 7:1-2 The Pharisees and scribes were concerned that Jesus’ disciples failed to follow the precise, careful [...]
Write about a way in which one can gain wisdom. Faced with the above essay question, one of my students blurted out "the Bible". Face palm. My slew of ideas as I prepped to teach this lesson did not include the Bible. Call myself a Christian. Cheek slap. Although my student attempted another essay in the end, it got me [...]
The externals are what we observe in our daily lives. There are people in the MRT and we see they are seated and they are on their mobile devices. We do not know what they are thinking about, and we often do not even know what they are feeling. As it is in today’s Gospel, the Lord tells us that [...]
A conscious decision to be a disciple of Jesus Christ requires one to be fully committed to being part of His plan. This includes making necessary sacrifices in difficult times and obeying His calling. At these times, one is presented with choices as to whether to be faithful to His ways. Jesus stressed that it is challenging to accept His [...]
