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Thursday, July 31, 2025

The Underpinning

Persevere in faith and hope

ONCE again, since we are approaching the end of the liturgical year, the gospel readings these days remind us of the need for perseverance...

The end times

NOW THAT we are ending the liturgical year, we should not be surprised that the readings and the tenor of the prayers at Masses...

Lavish or austere?

IN OUR liturgical celebrations, we can either be lavish or austere depending on the circumstances. What is important is what is in our heart...

Reason to rejoice

EVERY FOURTH Sunday of Lent is usually dubbed as ā€œLaetare Sundayā€ for the simple reason that its Entrance Antiphon starts with this passage from...

God begs us to return to him

IMAGINE that! The giver of all good things, who is already all perfect and from whom nothing would be lost if we would not...

Let’s learn to listen to God’s voice

THIS IS definitely a necessity for us. We have to learn to listen to the voice of God who actually intervenes in our life...

Beware of the danger of worldly entrapment

THIS WORLDLY entrapment is actually a clear and present danger. But the intriguing part is that hardly anyone is aware of it. Many of...

God’s mercy is stronger than our sinfulness

THE READINGS of the Mass for Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Lent, (Daniel 3, 25.34-43; Mt 18, 21-35) which this year falls on...

Faith should always guide our reason

THAT BIBLE story about that Syrian general, Naaman, who was a leper, (2 Kings 5, 1-15) and the gospel reading about Christ reproaching the...

Toughness needed to face life’s challenges

THAT’S what the readings of the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, reminds us of. From the Book of Job, we are already...