A Perspective on COVID-19 (Part 36) – Righteousness and Justice
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL A PERSPECTIVE ON COVID-19(Part 36) RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE July 1, 2020 Today’s readings:Amos 5:14-24Psalm 50:7-17Matthew 8:28-34 “Then call on me on the day of distress;I will rescue you, and you shall honor me.” Psalm 50:15 We are living in a time of great distress, due to COVID-19, that has totally disrupted […]
A Perspective on COVID-19 (Part 35) – No Longer Afraid
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL A PERSPECTIVE ON COVID-19(Part 35) NO LONGER AFRAID June 30, 2020 Today’s readings:Amos 3:1-8, 4:11-12Psalm 5:5-9Matthew 8:23-27 “Attend to the sound of my cry,my King and my God! Psalm 5:3a After four months, we are still suffering under the pandemic of COVID-19. We hopefully are praying even more intently for relief […]
Holy Warriors (Part 69) – Peter and Paul
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL HOLY WARRIORS(Part 69) PETER AND PAUL Solemnity of Sts Peter and Paul June 29, 2020 Today’s readings:Acts 12:1-11Psalm 34:2-92 Timothy 4:6-18Matthew 16:13-19 “blessed is the stalwart one who takes refuge in him.” Psalm 34:9b Today we celebrate the feast of two holy warriors, the two pillars of the early Church, Peter […]
Our Theme for 2020 (Part 56) – Built on Rock – 2
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2020(Part 56) BUILT ON ROCK – 2 June 25, 2020 Today’s readings:2 Kings 24:8-17Psalm 79:1-9Matthew 7:21-29 We are in our anniversary week. We are celebrating our 39th year. As I said in our podcast yesterday1, we have now entered the 4th stage of God’s dealings with us, starting […]
Our Theme for 2020 (Part 55) – Called for Holiness – 2
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2020(Part 55) CALLED TO HOLINESS – 2 June 16, 2020 Today’s gospel: Matthew 5:43-48 Being built on Rock is the way to holiness. Holiness is God’s call to us. It is to be set apart. It is to be in the world but not of the world. It […]
Our Theme for 2020 (Part 54) – Called for Holiness
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2020(Part 54) CALLED TO HOLINESS June 15, 2020 Today’s gospel: Matthew 5:38-42 We are built on the Rock that is Christ. This happens when we listen to Jesus’ words and act on them. Today we are greatly challenged by Jesus’ words. Jesus tells us to offer no resistance […]
A Perspective on COVID-19 (Part 34) – Crucial Importance of the Eucharist
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL A PERSPECTIVE ON COVID-19(Part 34) CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE OF THE EUCHARIST Feast of Corpus ChristiJune 14, 2020 Today’s readings:Deuteronomy 8:2-16Psalm 147:12-201 Corinthians 10:16-17John 6:51-58 Why has the world been afflicted with COVID-19? It is God’s chastisement. But it is a manifestation of God’s love and mercy. It is discipline for beloved children. […]
Assault on Faith, Family and Life (Part 143) – The Ridiculous, Inane and Simply Stupid – 7
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL ASSAULTS ON FAITH, FAMILY AND LIFE(Part 143) THE RIDICULOUS, INANE AND SIMPLY STUPID – 7 Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?” June 11, 2020 The transgender movement claims that transgender women (that is, biological men) are women. And they claim that such trans women can menstruate. Hilarious! Simply stupid and inane. Such postures necessitate […]
A Perspective on COVID-19 (Part 33) – Trust in God Alone
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL A PERSPECTIVE ON COVID-19(Part 33) TRUST IN GOD ALONE June 9, 2020 Today’s psalm: Psalm 4 “May we see better times!” Psalm 4:7a We have been praying intently for some months now for relief from COVID-19. In our helplessness as everything around us collapsed, we turned to God. We acknowledged that […]