Laudato Si

January 21. Sunday 3B. In his homily Fr Obed reminded the families of their culture of family faith sharing.Later, at home, as the Martins started their sharing Dad began, “You know that the year is nearly a month old, so I think it is a good thing to look at how we…

January 19. Mercy. Mercy is not an internal attitude only, it is a God-like divine quality that leads us to value life even over justice.   In his letter The Face of Mercy, Pope Francis continually describes Jesus’ way that goes beyond the law as he  practises mercy….

January 18. Jealousy.  Whenever there is power there is likely to be some abuse of power.  Mirriam experienced it in her office and Jason too in his workplace.  People are jealous over promotions or special benefits.  In families too jealousy is a…

January 14. Sunday 2B.   Fr Obed consulted the adult catechesis and marriage preparation teams.  He discussed with them how to deal with a recent Church statement which appears to be poorly understood and can lead to confusion. They agreed, “Let us study our own…

January  13.  Saturday Mass of Our Lady.  On any Saturday of the year this Mass can be celebrated and her role as mother or her many other titles and images commemorated.  At the beginning of this New year, choose a favourite image e.g. consider Mary as a working…

January  12. 3000 years ago Samuel, one of the wise Judges of the people of Israel, warned the people about possible abuses of leadership.  When they asked for a king to lead them he warned them about corruption and abuse of power.  Every country, or…

January  11.  In the historical context of the time some of the Old Testament books are full of war and destruction as the people of Israel were building themselves into a nation. They believed God was on their side and the Ark of the Covenant was a symbol…