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 [...]
The second reading clearly invites us to be cautious of the ways of the world. It is easy to drug oneself with the wine of the world that says ‘We live today and for tomorrow we die.’ The only way out of these distractions is to be rooted in the Word of God. We are remind to be focused and [...]
Today’s readings focus on the importance of encountering God’s compassion and provision and connecting to Jesus, our eternal bread of life. In the first reading, the prophet Elijah was at a moment of the deepest despair. He has fled into the wilderness, feeling overwhelmed and ready to give up. He prayed for death, expressing his sense of failure and exhaustion. [...]
The Gospel reading of John 6:24-35 recounts the crowd followed Jesus to Capernaum seeking more signs of miracles. There, Jesus challenged them to seek the "bread of life," the spiritual sustenance He offers for eternal life, and not physical bread. Very often, we tend to focus on physical and material needs and neglect our spiritual well-being to seek deeper fulfillment [...]
In this Gospel of Mark, Jesus called to his disciples to rest, for they are like the scattered sheep without a shepherd. We have experienced the barrenness of a busy life, like the Apostles. Jesus invites us to slow down and rest before we breakdown. Ps 23:1 - “The Lord is my shepherd, there’s nothing I shall want “. We [...]
The readings for this Sunday focus on God calling each one of us to be a missionary disciple. In the second reading, St Paul shares about God’s plan of salvation for the world with the eventual goal to “bring everything under Christ as head”. To achieve this, Jesus gave us the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19-20 – “Go therefore and make disciples [...]
In today's Gospel reading, the people during the time of Jesus, had seen many of his works and were also astonished by his wisdom when they heard him. However, they still took offense at him and questioned him. So, what is keeping them away from believing? Reflecting upon the scripture passage, there are 2 possible causes. First, pride is stopping [...]
It is amazing to see how the providence of God unfolds. On the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul celebrated yesterday, we see how Peter, a poor fisherman, and Paul, once a fierce prosecutor of the early Christians, were marvellously called by Christ. We hear of their conversions stories - Peter once cowardly, hasty, abrasive and self-serving, becomes emboldened to [...]
In the Gospel, Jesus asked His disciples “Why are you so frightened? How is it that you have no faith?” Many a time, when we meet with trials and tribulations, we often query if our Father is “asleep” or if He does not care about us. The fact that we have this doubt is perhaps due to our faith in [...]
