Sunday, January 21, 2024 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Jon 3:1-5,10; 1 Cor 7:29-31; Mk 1:14-20 The third Sunday invites us to realize the purpose of our Christian vocation, following Jesus. In my opinion, the theme of this week can best be explained through the Japanese philosophy of Ikigai. The word Ikigai has the following meanings: ‘alive,’ ‘life,’ […]
Saturday, January 20, 2024 2 Sm 1:1-4,11-12,19,23-27; Mk 3:20-21 There are two powerful insights from today’s Gospel. At first, we find Jesus being judged by his relatives. Why do they indulge in judgement? Their lack of understanding of Jesus and his mission leads to judging him. Oftentimes, we do not realize that the judgement we
Friday, January 19, 2024 1 Sm 24:3-21; Mk 3:13-19 In today’s Gospel, we read about Jesus naming the twelve apostles. If we look at the band of apostles with their ‘future’ mistakes in mind (Peter denying Jesus, Thomas doubting Jesus, and Judas betraying Jesus), we wonder why and how Jesus settled for these ‘weak’ twelve
