John

"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's might hand, that he may lift you up in good time." This is the final Sunday before Holy Week, which begins next Sunday with Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. Today we focus our attention on the nearness and coming of the hour of Jesus' glorification. The glorification of Jesus refers to his suffering, death and Resurrection, for … [Read more...] about NEWSLETTER 17.03.24

Rejoice in the Lord! This fourth Sunday of Lent is always about rejoicing. We rejoice because we have made it halfway through Lent! We rejoice because the Lord continues to call us his people and to draw us to Himself. We rejoice because we know that Jesus came in the flesh for us, died for us and is raised from the dead for us. The Church invites us to hope and rejoice as we … [Read more...] about NEWSLETTER 10.03.24

“God sees hearts as we see faces.” Today’s readings from Scripture teach us that Lent is the ideal time to clean out the Temple of our own hearts and to offer to God proper  Divine worship by obeying the Ten Commandments. They teach us that our New Covenant with God demands that we should keep our parish church holy, and our Divine worship vibrant by our active … [Read more...] about NEWSLETTER 03.03.24

“Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may go to heaven.” The common theme of today’s readings is challenge for transformation, especially during this Lent season.  How? We have to transform our dull and sleepy spiritual life into dynamic Christian life during Lent. Again, how?  By cooperating with the grace of God and the strengthening of the … [Read more...] about NEWSLETTER 25.02.24

The first reading tells us that, although man irrevocably broke the original covenant God made with Adam and Eve, the merciful God selected Noah and his family to renew that covenant.  In the second reading, St Peter shows us how Noah’s episode prefigured Baptism.  He reminds us that, as Noah and his family were saved from the waters of the deluge, so we are … [Read more...] about NEWSLETTER 18.02.25