Fr. Lawrence Muthee, SVD Simanjiro Since my first day in nursery school, I served as a prefect until I graduated from high school. Being a prefect is a huge responsibility. One has to study and monitor his or her fellow students on behalf of the teachers and school authorities. Though they play a very important … Continue reading The Power of Mission Communication

Gen 18:20-32; Ps 137 (138); Col 2:12-14; Lk 11:1-13 How to pray Dear friends, today is the seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. The theme of the readings today is ‘how to pray.’ In the first reading, Abraham pleads with God on behalf of Sodom and Gomorrah, and in the Gospel, Jesus teaches his … Continue reading Sunday readings in brief 17th C

Genesis 18:1-10; Psalms 14(15); Collosians 1:24-28; Luke 10:38-42 What is the Best Part? Dear friends, today is the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. In today's Gospel, Jesus teaches us the importance of getting our priorities right. Often, we spend time and energy doing things we’d rather not do, just to please others. We live like … Continue reading Sunday Readings in Brief – 16th Sunday Year C

Deut. 30:10-14; Ps 68(69); Col 1:15-20; Lk 10:25-37 Like the Good Samaritan Dear friends, Today is the fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings are helping us reflect upon the commandments/law of love. In the world, we have three main types of law: namely, natural law, civil law, and divine law. When we hear about … Continue reading Sunday readings in brief: 15 C

Is 66:10-14; Ps 65(66); Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12,17-20 What Really Matters Dear friends, today is the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The ordinary time readings concentrate on the history of salvation and Christ's teachings about the Kingdom of God. Our theme today is “what really matters”, and it is derived from today’s Gospel passage, where … Continue reading Sunday readings in brief: 14th Sunday Year C