Queen Esther is a great example to us of integrity at work in faith. She is inspired to do what she knows she has to do to be faithful to her conscience. Even though she knows that to seek an audience with the king could mean her death, she does so for the sake of […]

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Trust is important in discipleship. Without entrusting our lives to the goodness and love of God it is impossible for us to be His disciple and to grow in holiness. The Jews cry out to God to look after them and assure that their interests are not neglected on the world stage. We, too, need […]

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Self-promotion may be an important means of moving ahead in the world but it is anathema in the Kingdom of God. The heart of the life of a disciple of Jesus is humility. Until we are able to lose our self-interest, it is not possible to progress in holiness. It is no mistake that this […]

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One of the key ways in which humanity reflects the image of God is in our capacity to choose well. We are the only moral beings in Creation. Our capacity to reflect upon the meaning of life is what sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom. Let us be sure to put […]

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This is a very inspiring story in relation to the previous Bible messages . I can’t afford to delete this in my inbox without sharing it to all of you. Thanks especially to Fr. Bobby Titcofor this very inspiring sharing. JUST A STOPOVER Life is often seen as a journey where the road is not […]

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Faith is one of the foundation stones of the life of a disciple of Jesus. Today’s reading lists a number of men of faith and sets them before us as examples to imitate. Let us make a commitment to get to know the saints of the Church. Let us seek to discover more about them […]

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What do we have to gain from being jealous of someone else – who they are or what they have? Precisely nothing! So, why do we waste our time and energy on this emotion? I have no idea other than to suggest that we are sometimes too proud to accept the way things are and […]

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I just can’t delete this messages without sharing to all of you. Thanks to Fr. Rudy Horst for these very inspiring words. This is also in relation to the previous Bible readings posted here. Please continue rreading; The Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote, “Happiness is that which everybody seeks.” He also observes that everything people do […]

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Sometimes we are simply better off just accepting the way God does things than to try and understand the way His mind and will works. When we speak of God we always do so with a sense of analogy. To transfer our human experiences on to the all-powerful and all-perfect God would be to do […]

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It would be a good thing if every man, woman and child reflected upon one beatitude every day and sought to live it out in their life that day. It certainly would not hurt the world for this to happen. I wonder if we, as individuals, are willing to do this or something similar to […]

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