Reflections
A Reason to Live: How to Make Sense of Life This summer I wish to share with you a reflection on how we could make sense of life. One of the most interesting stories I heard this past month was the story of the American woman Sarah Rosetta Wakeman who disguised [...]
“I have given you an Example” Holy Thursday celebrates the institution of the Holy Eucharist, the Institution of the Priesthood, and the commandment of Love. We thank God for the gift of the Holy Eucharist through which we mortal men and women are fed with the food of the angels. Through the Eucharist [...]
The message of Easter that I have chosen this year is New Life in Christ which is how St Paul describes the meaning of Easter when he writes in his Letter to the Romans chapter 6 verse 4: When we were baptized we went into the tomb with him and joined him in death, so [...]
THE LORD HEALS THE BROKEN-HEARTED All of us know the story of Job. The story of job is indeed the story of the human condition. There are many unanswered questions in life. How do we explain for instance the suffering of many poor and helpless children in Africa who are dying [...]
Prayer: The Divine Password Stan Chu Ilo How do we know the mind of God? This is obviously a very difficult quest. One may wonder why we need to know the mind of God. The answer is that our ultimate human fulfilment and salvation depends on knowing the mind of God. [...]
The entrance antiphon for this Sunday is taken from the prophet Jeremiah, 29:11; “The Lord says: my plans for you are peace and not disaster; when you call to me, I will listen to you, and I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.” The readings of this week speak [...]
Are you the One we are Waiting for? This question posed by John the Baptist through his disciples to Christ raises a lot of questions for us: Does it mean that John did not know that Jesus is the Messiah? Was John in doubt like the rest of the people about the person and the [...]
I came that they may have life and have it in Abundance” The Gospel of this week presents Jesus as the Good Shepherd who came to grant us abundant life. The image of a good shepherd will be familiar to most of us who are farmers and who live in farms because we are dealing [...]
“Please watch what you eat.” How many times have you heard that said to you? A friend of mine who visited with me for a couple days said to me, “Stan, I don’t think that you are a good cook, you must do something about your feeding.” Sometimes, you visit a friend for a meal [...]