In the gospel reading Jesus reduces all of the Jewish Law and the Prophets to a very short maxim, ‘always treat others as you would like them to treat you’. Jesus invites us to imagine how we would like people to treat us, to ask ourselves the question, ‘what do I really want from another person?’ Most of us would answer that question along similar lines. We want from others respect, tolerance, loyalty, understanding, compassion, justice. Having engaged in that exercise of imagining how we would like others to treat us, Jesus then declares that we should act towards others…
The best of WhatsApp 100 YEARS FROM NOW !!!
100 years from now will be the year 2120. By then, every single reader of this piece will be underground, our bodies have become part of the soil. During that time, our fate in respect to paradise or hell would have been made known to us. Meanwhile above the soil, our houses that were left behind would have become either home for others or demolished for better structures. Our clothes would have become destroyed or rags for others and replaced by more recent trends; our cars will be on display as historical artefacts by others or recycled for more advanced…
If you are above 40 yrs of age or approaching the mark, health hints for you
The best of WhatsApp A. Two things to check as often as you can (1) Your blood pressure (2) Your blood sugar *B. Four things to reduce to the minimum on your foods (1) Salt (2) sugar (3) dairy products (4) starchy products C. Four things to increase in your foods’ (1) Greens/vegetables (2) beans (3) fruits (4) nuts *D. Three things you need to forget (1) Your age (2) your past (3) your grievances *E. Four things you must have, no matter how weak or how strong you are (1) Friends who truly love you (2) caring family…
Do not kill your dreams, avoid ‘monkeys in a cage’ dilemma
Have you ever heard about monkeys in a cage experiment? Many people behave like those monkey’s killing your morale and dreams unknowingly, thinking that they are helping you when they are helping themselves. To win, you must decide who to listen to. What was the monkey experiment about? Around 1967, a group of scientists put five monkeys in a specially built tall cage. High up in one corner of the cage, a bunch of bananas were placed in such a way monkeys could see but could not reach it. A ladder was placed against the case such that a monkey…
Homily for Monday, Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18 Mt 7:1-5 We live in a somewhat judgmental society. If someone fails in some way, people can take a certain delight in drawing attention to their failure. In that sense, the message of Jesus in today’s gospel reading has a somewhat subversive feel to it, ‘do not judge, and you will not be judged’. Jesus seems to be suggesting that when we judge others, we are leaving ourselves open to God’s judgment. Jesus may be implying that when we judge someone, we are doing something that only God can do. We simply do not have…
Are you a father in your children’s lives or a father to your children’s lives?
Some fathers just stop enjoying that special moment which leads to a new life. For some reason, they do not do much to nurture, support, and cheer their children. These are the fathers of their children’s lives. They do not go far in taking the critical role of upbringing their children. Other fathers are special. They are a father in the family. They enjoy the gift of fatherhood – always present to guide, support, and nurture the young ones with the guidance they need to make the right choices. They take care of their wife (wives) so that they are…
