Month: February 2020

This Sunday's Gospel tells us to do the very difficult thing of loving our enemy. "For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?" The homilist says that it is a call for us to be different. Did you know that the term … Continue reading Call to holiness →

In today's Gospel, Jesus speaks about how he came to fulfil the laws and not to abolish them. "For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished." Today's homilist said something which struck me - Jesus is … Continue reading Old is gold →

This week's Gospel is a familiar one to most. Jesus says "You are the salt of the earth..." The homilist reminds us, he didn't say try to be salt or try to be light of the earth. He said definitively "You are..." Hence, the challenge is really to live up to what we are called … Continue reading Salt and light →

This week's Gospel recounts the presentation of our Lord Jesus according to Jewish customs. According to the law, Mary and Joseph were required to take him to the temple to “redeem” him, and also for Mary to offer a sacrifice to overcome the ritual impurity of childbirth. This course of events is quite curious since … Continue reading Just follow law… →