Wednesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time, August 27, 2025
Through Christ’s stern warning and Paul’s tender encouragement, we are shown the path from dead observance to living belief.
Myanmar Bishop to Religious: “All Are Beginners in the School of Prayer”
“Prayer is central to religious life; none of us is a master of prayer, but all are beginners,” Bishop Henry Eikhlein stated, setting a tone of humility and shared spiritual journey.
Tuesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time, August 26, 2025
The Authentic Witness: A Heart That Loves and Serves 1Thess 2:1-8, Psalm: 138, Mt 23:23-26 My dear sisters and brothers in Christ, In an age of curated images and polished personas, the Word of God today cuts through the pretense and calls us…
Monday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time, August 25, 2025
Two models. One is a life-giving testament that draws others to God; the other is a dead-end that blocks the way for others.
The Seed of Benedictine Spirituality Planted in Myanmar Soil
"For the first time, the Benedictine community celebrates their founder’s feast in Myanmar,” Archbishop Marco Tin Win said. “I thank Fr. Jonah, who took the risk of planting the seed of Benedictine spirituality in our land.”
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), August 24, 2025
Jesus gives a command and a warning: “Strive to enter through the narrow gate.”
Saturday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, August 23, 2025
Jesus speaks of the scribes and Pharisees, the religious elite. Their problem is not their teaching—Jesus says, “do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you.” Their problem is their heart. “They preach but they do not practice.”
Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, August 22, 2025
The world offers us a grammar of self-interest, division, and conditional love. Christ, reflected in the faithful love of Ruth, offers us a new syntax: total love for God, expressed in practical love for neighbor.
Thursday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, August 21, 2025
In Jephthah’s tragic vow and the King’s lavish feast, we encounter the beauty and cost of divine invitation.
Wednesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, August 20, 2025
Through a fable from the time of the Judges and a parable from the lips of Christ, the Holy Spirit invites us to see differently, to think differently, and to live differently.