November 14, 2019 – Thursday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time A reading from the Book of Wisdom (7:22b-8:1) In Wisdom is a spiritintelligent, holy, unique,Manifold, subtle, agile,clear, unstained, certain,Not baneful, loving the good, keen,unhampered, beneficent, kindly,Firm, secure, tranquil,all-powerful, all-seeing,And pervading all spirits,though they be intelligent, pure and very subtle.For Wisdom is mobile beyondContinue reading To be wise is to be a friend of God
November 10, 2019 – 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time A reading from the 2nd Book of Maccabees (7:1-2,9-14) It happened that seven brothers with their mother were arrestedand tortured with whips and scourges by the king,to force them to eat pork in violation of God’s law. One of the brothers, speaking for the others, said:“What doContinue reading Defining our future by living in the present and reconciling with the past
This is what the Lord said to Samuel as David was chosen, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him (referring to Eliab, the eldest son of Jesse); for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but theContinue reading David, the handsome boy who was free
Do you have friends who speaks bluntly and tactlessly to you? Are they not annoying sometimes? Oh, yes, they do. My friends would feel that towards me. But I am more tactless than blunt. However, our young man here, Gideon, is plainly honest, blunt and also tactless. Gideon was not used to flattery and floweryContinue reading The Story of Gideon, the tactless and blunt
NOVEMBER 6, 2019 – WEDNESDAY 31ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Romans (13:8-10) Brothers and sisters:Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another;for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.The commandments, You shall not commit adultery;you shall not kill;you shall not steal;you shall not covet,and whateverContinue reading Making God as the priority and center of our relationships
To be bullied or to be rejected could create a deep emotional wound in us. Because of being helpless, we could not protect ourselves from people who hurt us emotionally such as bullying and rejection at school, in our neighborhood or even at home. As a result, we do not only begin to hate those people who were bullying and rejecting us, but we also hate ourselves for being who we are. We hate ourselves because of the imperfection that people find in us.Continue reading Seeking healing and freedom from past hurts and pains that control and limit us
