Year A 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Ezek. 18:25-8; Phil. 2:1-11; Mt. 21:28-32]

Zen stories are wonderful stories with deep insight. There is Zen story about the master Bankei. His talks were attended not only by Zen students but by persons of all ranks and sects. Once a self-centred Nichiren priest came to the temple, determined to debate with

Year A 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Is. 55:6-9; Phil. 1:20-24, 27; Mt. 20:1-16]

The people who gained greatness embarked on their career at various stages in their life. A late bloomer is a person whose talents or capabilities are not visible to others until later than usual. Many writers have published their first major work late in life. Mary Wesley

Year A 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Sir. 27:30-28:7; Rom. 14:7-9; Mt. 18:21-35]

On December 27, 1983, in Rome's Rebibbia prison,  two men shook hands. A victim and a would be assassin. That is the historical moments that  Pope John Paul II spent with his  would-be assassin, Mehmet Ali Agca. On May 13, 1981, Mehmet Ali Agca shot Pope

Year A 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Ezek. 33:7-9; Rom. 13:8-10; Mt. 18:15-20]

There is a story adapted from Tales from Rumi.

Four Men entered a mosque and each busied himself in salah, humbly prostrating before Allah. Each one said the "Allahu Akbar" after first having made his intention, and began to pray with humility. Meanwhile the Mu'adhdhin came in and gave the call to salah.