In Moments Like This

God the master of time, never gives the future. He gives only the present, moment by moment.

Gospel Reflection

  • day 68 – do I dare to pray this?

    Today we celebrate the Memorial of St Scholastica. I ponder on the Collect:We pray, O Lord, that, following her example, we may serve you with pure love and happily receive what comes from loving you. Do I dare to pray this?“To happily receivewhat comes from loving You.” I hesitate.I overthink.I lack the courageto receive whatever… Read more

  • Day 60 – Let there be Light

    Almost everyone has a candle at home, or a torch. When there is a sudden power failure and the lights go out, we fumble in the dark, searching for matches, or reaching for the modern torch. But in Sacred Liturgy, the candle is more than a source of light. It is a symbol of Your… Read more

  • day 59 – Beatitudes from the Margins

    Today, being the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, my thoughts are with those who remain on the edges. Not because they do not love You, but because the margins feel safer. Some do not feel ready to step forward. Some do not feel confident enough to join in, to serve, to be seen. Some come… Read more

  • Day 51 – Out of Order

    Your way of living appears disordered to those who love You, because Your choices no longer follow the priorities they understand. Born the son of a carpenter, likely a carpenter Yourself, You left what was familiar for a life that unsettled those closest to You. Teach me to follow You even when Your way no… Read more

  • An Advent Conversation: Never Lost

    “…it is never the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost.” When Jesus speaks of the least or the little ones, He is speaking about those who are vulnerable, those whose circumstances are too heavy for a single person to bear. Poverty does this. It forces people… Read more