Mark 6:17-29 We may be familiar with the expression, ‘speaking truth to power’. It can often be a dangerous business. John the Baptist spoke God’s truth to the powerful Herod, telling him that it was against God’s law for him to marry his brother Philip’s wife, as he had done. For speaking this truth, John incurred the anger of Herod’s wife, Herodias, and her resentment towards John was a factor in John’s unjust persecution. However, the other factor in John’s execution was Herod’s own moral cowardness. The gospel reading says that Herod knew John to be a good and holy…
Are you carrying a cross? What is your cross?
The history of the church shows that all who follow closely in the footsteps of Christ experience difficult moments and encounter the cross. Many people meet distressing circumstances for living in accordance with their faith. For some, adversity come through the family and relatives, workers have to put up with injustices of employers, women the intolerance of their husbands, others it is calumnies and discrimination from society. St Peter reminds the faithful that the difficulties they encounter are not meaningless. 1 Pet 2: 18-25. They should contribute toward one’s personal purification. In the midst of suffering, each one of us…
Best of WhatsApp: The state of our politics
I agree entirely with Stella. It is also a testament to how Petty our politics is. I am not a Bobi wine supporter but I have a deep respect for the man. While many hide behind social media and armchair theorizing, this young man actual moved from rhetoric to action. It is a rare trait which even M7 recognizes because he had the guts to do the exact same thing some 40 odd years ago What does failing ‘O’ level maths have to do with anything? How many people, even on this forum passed mathematics with distinction? How many perused…
