Cycle I (5)

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Lateran Basilica. Now most of you have probably never even heard of this Basilica or this Feast. It normally occurs on a weekday, and in our Liturgical calendar, we know that when a saint’s feast falls on a Sunday, the Sunday liturgy takes …

I think that we are often freaked out by death, perhaps because it seems such a lonely affair. We haven’t been helped by Hollywood in this regard, because we have visions of the grim reaper, with his long scathe and hideous aspect come to collect on his dues and accompany us …

I once was having a conversation with a very close friend who had not been very wise in her life choices and she was now pouring out the drama that had resulted from her own poor choices and bad habits, particularly as regarded her love life. When she finally slowed down …

There is a Shona proverb that translates more or less to “The person who is not grateful is a witch.” This is such a scathing condemnation of ingratitude, that it got me thinking about the inspiration behind this proverb. I think what lies at the heart of this proverb is the …

Our first reading comes from the book of Numbers and describes an incident that happened to the people of Israel while they were on their sojourn to the promised land. The Lord had been leading them through the desert and sustaining them throughout this journey of theirs. …