This Sunday marks the beginning of the Jubilee Year 2025 – Pilgrims of Hope. There is no better model for this than the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, whose feast we celebrate today. Let’s pray that inspired by their example and presence in our lives, every family will become a sign of God’s […]

Thought for the week 2000 years ago God came among us as tiny baby born to a poor Middle-Eastern couple who washed Him and wrapped Him in a cloth. We have since wrapped this miraculous gift of God’s self-giving in many layers of our own cultural traditions – trees, lights, tinsel, lavish gifts, sumptuous food […]

How has the Good News been a source of joy in your life? Paul’s encouragement to the Philippians was to be mindful of the joy brought about by God’s nearness in their hearts. This mindfulness ought to form part of our daily routine in life. It does not only free us from unnecessary anxieties; it […]

Our psalm today cries out: The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy!  This is a cry from the heart, a cry of unfettered thanksgiving.  Are we a people who show this joy to the world, to our families, to our friends and community? Let us remember the great things […]