14 February 2010: The 6th Sunday in Ordinary TimeJeremiah 17, 5-8; Psalm 1; 1 Cor 15, 12-20; Luke 6, 17, 20-26 Let me first wish all of you a happy day of love and joy on Valentines Day and the Chinese New Year! Kung Hei Fat Choi! Let us make some statements. First, the beatitudesContinue reading “How to Start a New Life with Joy and with Love”
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Shocking Beatitudes
10 September 2008 Wednesday of the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary TimeLuke 6, 20-26 Shocking BeatitudesThough the venue for Jesus’ teaching the Beatitudes vary in Matthew (on the mountain) and in Luke (on the plain), the gist of the Beatitudes is coherent. If Moses’ mark is the Ten Commandments, the mark of Jesus’ teaching is theContinue reading “Shocking Beatitudes”
What We Need to Become
9 June 2008 Monday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time1 Kgs 17, 1-6; Psalm 121; Matthew 5, 1-12 The Ten Commandments often overshadow the Beatitudes. It lists ten things we should NOT do. The Beatitudes, on the other hand, presents what we ought to do. The negative (prohibitions) presents a limit: if you areContinue reading “What We Need to Become”
A Different Approach: The Beatitudes
3 February 2007 4th Sunday in Ordinary TimeZephaniah 2,3; 3,12-13; 1 Cor 1, 26-31; Matthew 5, 1-12a When Jesus preached, he had four dominant groups in the Jewish religion: the Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, and the Zealots. These groups demanded strict observance of the Mosaic Law as well as Jewish customs and rituals. The Mosaic LawContinue reading “A Different Approach: The Beatitudes”
As Kingfishers Catch Fire 