Holiness That Radiates Outward
Reflection for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time / Third Sunday after Pentecost Readings: Exodus 19: 1-6a (RM in Canada) or 2-6a (RM in the U.S.) or 2-8a (RCL); Psalm…
The Blooming Golden Padauk: Seeing the Father in the Midst of Chaos
“Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.” — John 14:9 Lately, God has been whispering the profound truth of these words to me—not merely through Scripture, but through…
Pentecost: The Spirit That Sets Free
The Feast of Pentecost Readings: Acts 2:1-11 (RM) or 1-21 (RCL); Psalm 104; 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-7, 12-13 (RM) or 3b-13 (RCL); John 20: 19-23. There’s Pentecost and then there’s,…
Standing on the Edge
Another year has arrived, and we continue to look in hope for change. We always pray that the New Year will bring us to another stage of transformation—yet as one…
Advent Begins: From History to Hope
Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent A Readings:Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24: 35-44 (RM) or 36-44 (RCL.) It’s the purple season for Roman Catholics, blue season…
Justice Takes a Step Forward
Nearly two weeks ago, I woke to the headline that the former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, had been taken into police custody and was on his way to…
Rejoice with a Whoop and a Holler
Reflection for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time C or the Third Sunday after Epiphany Readings: Nehemiah 8: 2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 (RM) or 1-3, 5-6, 8-10 (RCL); Psalm 19; I Corinthians…
The Rough Ways Shall Be Made Smooth
Reflection for the Second Sunday in Advent C Readings: Baruch 5: 1-9 (RM) or Malachi 3: 1-4 (RCL); Psalm 126 (RM) or Luke 1: 68-79 (RCL); Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11 (RM)…
The Best Time to Plant a Tree
Genesis 3:8-15; Psalm 92 (RM) or 130 (RCL); 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (RM) or 2 Cor 4:13-5:1 (RCL); Mark 3:20-35. It wasn’t during the ten years I lived in Europe, but…
Reflection for the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time / Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost C
Malachi 3:19-20a (RM) or Malachi 4:1-2a (RCL); Psalm 98; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12 (RM) or 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 (RCL); Luke 21:5-19.The human brain has a wonderful capacity to restore balance when…