"Hi, how are you? Not too bad, busy". "Hey, how's work? All good but busy". If I had a dollar for every time I heard or said the word "busy" in a conversation. People seem to have no time. We whinge and complain that we wish we had more hours and days in the week … Continue reading I have no time!!!
One more time…
I have just returned from my first session at the gym for more than a year. I feel sore and tired yet happy. I cannot tell you how many times in the last 5 years I have started and stopped the exercise cycle. I have tried with friends, alone, with music and without. Often I … Continue reading One more time…
“You will never change”
If there is a buzz word in modern day business it is "change". I mean we start teaching students from Year 11 and up about "resistance to Change" and "managing change" in business studies. Rapid technological advances and a more globalised world have led to the word "change" being the supreme word in management. They … Continue reading “You will never change”
Why are your heart so frightened?
(A reflection from a fictional anonymous disciple in Jesus' time based on Luke 24:36-49) “Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? Lk 24:38 How can I not be so frightened? How can I not have those doubts arise in my heart? Few days ago you were arrested. We watched perplexed, … Continue reading Why are your heart so frightened?
Do you Love me?
A reflection on Jesus' appearance to Peter by the Sea of Tiberias according to the Gospel of John. (Read John 21:15-19) How often do children ask their parents and parents ask their children this question "do you love me?". Even siblings, partners and spouses ask each other endlessly whether one loves the other. I have … Continue reading Do you Love me?
“I am going fishing”
A reflection on Jesus' appearance to His disciples by the Sea of Tiberias according to the Gospel of John. (Read John 21:1-14) Have you ever been in a situation where you just about given up? You know those times when you try anything and everything to find a solution or a resolution but nothing seems to work? … Continue reading “I am going fishing”
The Secret
A dear relative and a brother who has been reading Paolo Coelho recently sent me this quote on WhatsApp from his book "Eleven Minutes": "That's how it always happened in films: at the last moment, when the woman is just about to board the plane, the man races up to her, puts his arms around … Continue reading The Secret
What if it doesn’t feel like home?
Recently my younger sister who was born in Australia visited Lebanon for the first time with dad and her best friend. My wife and I had the pleasure of being their tour guide. Having been born in Lebanon and coming here at a relatively older age, it was hard not to see my wife trying … Continue reading What if it doesn’t feel like home?
“In His image… Or in my image?!”
As I continue to journey towards a vocation to the married Priesthood, I feel like Moses. Will I ever get to the Promised Land? Will I get to this new beginning? It has been about 9 years of active discernment and 6 years of part time theology studies and few more stages to come. Among … Continue reading “In His image… Or in my image?!”
The Paradox of the Cross
I was not planning to write about the Cross itself as we approach the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (14 September) for what do I know so I can write about such mystery? Or what can I say that is worth reflecting upon, when so much has been written. I dare say I am … Continue reading The Paradox of the Cross
Burning Hearts 