“Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. (Matthew 7:7) Prayer can be summed up in the very word Jesus used in our Gospel passage today: “ASK”; A - ask, S – seek, K - knock. Jesus draws an analogy with a child … Continue reading Learn to Pray Well →

“Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark.” (Genesis 9:9-10) In his message for Lent, our Holy Father, Pope Francis describes lent … Continue reading Lent and the Battle against Sin →

“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick” (Luke 5:31) It is easier to notice the speck in my neighbours’ eye than the logs in mine. It is easier to preach to others than to examine my own conscience. It is easier to point fingers at those in … Continue reading Focus on the Log in Your Eye, Not the Speck in Others →

“Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, ‘Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?’” (Matthew 9:14) Jesus told us in our Gospel passage on Ash Wednesday: “When you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen … Continue reading The Fasting That Pleases God →

Let nothing be strong enough to cause you not to pray. Anything that takes you away from prayer is not of God. When you succeed, pray. When you fail, pray even more. When you are tired, pray. When you are in good spirit, pray. When you are happy, pray. When you are sad, pray. If … Continue reading Prayer makes you better →

“See, I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil.” (Deuteronomy 30:15) In the book of Genesis, we read: “Then God said: ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and … Continue reading Choose Wisely →

“Yet even now,” says the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.” (Joel 2:12-13) The summary of our readings today is this: No matter what the past has been, now is the time to return back to God and … Continue reading Rend Your Hearts, Not Your Garments →

“And the Lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. So the Lord said, ‘I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the ground … I am sorry that I have made them.’ But Noah found favour in the eyes … Continue reading Dare to be Different: Stand out Like Noah →

“If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is couching at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it.” (Genesis 4:7) God himself spoke to Cain as he speaks to us today, “sin is crouching at your door… but you must master … Continue reading Sin is knocking at your door, but you must master it →