The Chapel of Xolile Keteyi House (8)

Dear friends in Christ, the Scriptures today begin with a story that many parents might enjoy quoting at the dinner table. In our first reading from the Prophet Daniel, the young exiles grow healthy and wise not on royal meals but on vegetables and water. It is as if the …

The readings today are about a King who reigns not from a throne of gold but from a cross of wood, a King whose crown is woven not from jewels but from mercy, a King who gathers the scattered and steadies the weary by the quiet strength of self-giving love. Dear friends, …

There are moments when we need to return to the heart’s true direction, to that quiet place where God steadies us and fear loosens its hold. On this Feast of Saint Cecilia, patron saint of music, musicians and poets, the Scriptures lead us gently but firmly back to that …

The readings today are about what it means to belong to God and to make room for God in our lives. Dear friends, brothers and sisters in Christ, on this Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we listen to stories of a Temple renewed, a people who praise, and a …

The readings today are about standing at a doorway where a real choice must be made, a choice between the easy path of compromise and the harder path that leads to peace.

Dear friends in Christ, picture a simple doorway. Nothing remarkable. Yet every time you step through …

The Word of God today shows us people who held firm in tough times and challenges us to reflect on the way we use the gifts God has entrusted to us.

Dear friends in Christ,

Our first reading from the Second Book of Maccabees tells the story of a mother and her seven sons who …

The readings today are about the small steps that help us meet God, the courage that keeps us faithful, and the love that changes our lives. Dear friends, brothers and sisters in Christ, we gather with open hearts, hoping for a word that steadies us and helps us walk forward …

Dear friends in Christ,

The readings today are about seeing clearly, staying faithful, and trusting God when the world pulls us in different directions.

Our first reading from the First Book of Maccabees places us in the second century before Christ, when the Jewish people …