Two lives, one heart: Lent, mission, and integrity
I was reading this Gospel, and after the experience we had in Montserrat at Life Team, something kept coming to mind: the Pharisees. The Pharisees are the ones we usually think of as proud, arrogant—hypocritical. But the real issue is simpler and deeper: they live two lives. What they say, and what they do. And […]
Prayer: what to say? and what not to…
We all know the Our Father and have heard what Jesus says about prayer. But it’s striking that he adds, “In your prayers do not babble as the pagans do.” So you should pray like this. And it’s simple. As Catholics—or especially as missionaries—we can feel: I need to pray hours and hours. I need […]
To Fast or Not to Fast
Lenten Homily, Friday, 20 February 2026 Fasting is fashionable again, intermittent fasting, liquid fast, Daniel fast… But there are times to fast, and times not to. So how do we know the difference? In the Old Testament there is so much waiting and fasting – you can almost feel the ache of it. But Jesus […]
Useless Suffering
Lenten Homily, Ash Wednesday 2026 During Lent the Church reminds of fasting, almsgiving, and prayer. Each requires that we give something up—our time, our comfort, our means. In almsgiving, someone else benefits. With prayer, we’re giving our time directly to the Lord. But fasting? That can feel different. We give something up and it just […]