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Scripture Reflections

One of the more difficult sayings of Jesus is in today’s gospel. “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to the mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted’ and it would obey you.”

For a long time I was uncomfortable with the parable that Jesus tells in today’s gospel. It seemed to me that the rich man really didn’t DO anything that was bad, and the poor man really didn’t DO anything that was meritorious.

There was this story of an old but sick man who has won a huge prize from lotto. The relatives were afraid that if they’ll break this news, he might have a heart attack and die.

The liturgy of this Sunday invites us to look at the mercy of God and experience God’s abundant generosity towards each one of us.

For those, like me, who have been playing the game “Pokemon Go”, you might be able to relate with me. As far as I understand the game, you capture as many Pokemon monsters as you can.

In this Sunday’s Gospel Jesus seems to be giving two pieces of advice to the Pharisees at the table with him.

How many of us, especially the younger generation, have thousands of Facebook friends but have never met them in person?

Today we celebrate the Feast of Mary’s bodily Assumption into heaven, the belief and practice of a faith community that goes all the way back to the fourth century. Christian tradition honours this without exception.

The words of Jesus in today’s Gospel are a challenge to us dear friends: they speak of pain, they speak of division, they speak of struggle. 

Today, 9th August, we celebrate the feast of St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross.
I want to share with you how the Holy Spirit touched, guided and sustained one truly good and beautiful human being in her journey through life.

As a way of honouring St Mary of the Cross today, would you mind my sharing with you some reflections on the mystery of the Cross?

“Taste and see how good the Lord is!”, the words of response to the psalm in today’s liturgy, beautifully sum up for us the invitation and challenge within the three readings of today’s liturgy.

The SVD seminary that I attended in the USA was located in the midst of the richest suburbs of Chicago. Those suburbs were not there when the seminary was built in 1909.

“Lord, teach us to pray.” The request of the disciples is one that Christians have had down through the centuries.

A contractor needed one more man to chop down trees for export. One day, two men appeared willing to do the job but only one can be employed so what the contractor did was to put the two men to a test,

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