"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
Kevin Ndege 
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22ND 2026. SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME | YEAR II. FIRST READING“Saul my father seeks to kill you.” A reading from the first Book of Samuel (1 SAMUEL 18: 6 – 9; 19: 1 – 7) In those days: As they were coming home, when David returned from slaying the Philistine, the women … Read more
**Reflection on the First Reading 1 Samuel 17: 32–33, 37, 40–51** The story of David and Goliath is one of the most powerful and beloved passages in Sacred Scripture, not because it glorifies violence, but because it reveals how God acts through humility, faith, and trust rather than through human strength. At first glance, David seems entirely … Read more
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 21ST 2026 SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR 11 MEMORIAL OF SAINT AGNESS FIRST READING“David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone.” A reading from the Book of First Samuel (1ST SAMUEL 17: 32 – 33, 37, 40 – 51) In those days: David said to Saul, “Let no … Read more
1. Catholics do not worship Mary as God Catholics worship God alone — the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. Worship (called latria) belongs only to God. When Catholics “pray to Mary,” they are not asking her for divine power. Instead, they are asking her to pray for us, just as one … Read more
“The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.” In today’s Gospel, we see Jesus walking with His disciples through the grain fields on the sabbath. As the disciples pluck heads of grain to satisfy their hunger, the Pharisees immediately object. Their concern is not compassion, but compliance. They see the law, but … Read more