"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
Kevin Ndege 
“Be ready.” There are two words in today’s Gospel that deserve to remain with us long after the reading has ended: “Be ready.” They are simple words, yet they reach into the deepest questions of human life. What are we living for? What are we doing with the time God has placed in our hands? … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Thursday, August 27th 2026 TWENTY-FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II THE MEMORIAL OF SAINT MONICA FIRST READING “In every way you were enriched in him.” The beginning of the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 CORINTHIANS 1: 1 – 9) Paul, called by the will of God … Read more
Psalm 145 gives voice to a heart that has discovered that God is worthy of praise not only when life is easy, but at every moment and through every season. “I will bless your name, O Lord, forever” is more than a song of thanksgiving; it is a declaration of lifelong faithfulness. The Psalm remembers … Read more
Alleluia.Watch, therefore, and be ready; the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect.Alleluia. This Gospel Acclamation is a loving reminder that our Christian life must always be lived with eternity in view. Jesus does not tell us when He will come; He tells us to be ready. Being ready does … Read more
“You are sons of those who murdered the prophets.” There are words of Jesus that comfort us immediately, and there are words that first wound the conscience before they heal it. Christ speaks with extraordinary severity to the scribes and Pharisees: “You are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within they are full … Read more