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The Courage of Convictions 20.01.2026 7:34 ↓

For 21 January 2026, Memorial of Saint Agnes, Virgin, Martyr , based on Mark 3:1-6, sent in from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

What’s in Their Heart? 19.01.2026 7:20 ↓

For 20 January 2026, Tuesday of the 2nd week in Ordinary Time, based on 1 Samuel 16:1-13, sent in from Great Bend, Kansas, USA.

Lord, Fashion Me Anew! 18.01.2026 7:42 ↓

For 19 January 2026, Monday of the 2nd week in Ordinary Time, based on Mark 2:18-22, sent in from Galway, Ireland.

Our Call and Mission 17.01.2026 7:39 ↓

For 18 January 2026, Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on John 1:29-34, sent in from Croton-on-Hudson, New York, USA.

Why Judge Others? 16.01.2026 4:43 ↓

For 17 January 2026, Saturday of 1st week in Ordinary Time, based on Mark 2:13-17, sent in from Aurora, Illinois USA. (Image is “Baby Blues” comic from December 6, 2025)

Our Vocation is to be Different 15.01.2026 9:27 ↓

For 16 January 2026, Friday of hte 1st week of Ordinary Time, based on 1 Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22a, sent in from Geneva, Switzerland.

Choosing to Listen to Others 14.01.2026 7:25 ↓

For 15 January 2026, Thursday of 1st week in Ordinary Time, based on Mark 1:40-45, sent in from Springfield, Illinois, USA.

Medicine for the Soul 13.01.2026 5:07 ↓

For 14 January 2026, Wednesday of 1st week in Ordinary Time, based on Mark 1:29-39, sent in from Vechta, Germany.

Prayer is Public 12.01.2026 9:11 ↓

For 13 January 2026, Tuesday of the 2nd week in Ordinary Time, based on 1 Samuel 1:9-20, sent in from Kingston, Jamaica.

Is There a Villain in this Story? 11.01.2026 6:27 ↓

For 12 January 2026, Monday of the 1st week in Ordinary Time, based on 1 Samuel 1:1-8, sent in from Fall Creek, Oregon, USA.

Presence of God 10.01.2026 5:42 ↓

For 11 January 2026, The Baptism of the Lord, based on Acts 10:34-38, sent in from Los Altos, California USA.

The Courage of the Mission 09.01.2026 5:29 ↓

For 10 January 2026, Saturday after Epiphany Sunday, based on Mark 6:45-52, sent in from Lille, France.

If You Wish 08.01.2026 10:02 ↓

For 9 January 2026, Friday after Epiphany Sunday, based on Luke 5:12, sent in from Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Parties and Green Spaces in the Desert 07.01.2026 10:45 ↓

For 8 January 2026, January 8, based on Mark 6:34-44, sent in from Cambridge, England.

Love Casts Out Fear 06.01.2026 8:18 ↓

For 7 January 2026, Memorial of Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest, based on 1John 4:11-18, sent in from Manila, Philippines.

Human Reason Finds God… or Not 05.01.2026 7:53 ↓

For 6 January 2026, The Epiphany of the Lord, based on Matthew 2:1-12, sent in from Leicester, England, UK.

Celebrating Love Incarnate 04.01.2026 10:16 ↓

For 5 January 2026, Monday after Epiphany Sunday, based on 1 John 3:22-4:6, sent in from Girard, Illinois, United States of America.

The Gift of Epiphany 03.01.2026 7:19 ↓

For 4 January 2026, The Epiphany of the Lord, based on Matthew 2:1-12, sent in from Muskego, Wisconsin, USA. (Photo by Inbal Malca on Unsplash)

Pointing towards the Unseen 02.01.2026 8:26 ↓

For 3 January 2026, 3 January, based on 1 John 2:29-3:6, John 1:29-34, sent in from Hyde Park, Johannesburg.

Three Wise Principles from John 01.01.2026 7:51 ↓

For 2 January 2026, Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops, Doctors, based on 1 John 2:22-28, sent in from Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Pondering God’s Actions 31.12.2025 11:17 ↓

For 1 January 2026, Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, based on Luke 2:16-21, sent in from Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Darkness Cannot Overcome the Light 30.12.2025 5:14 ↓

For 31 December 2025, Seventh day within the octave of Christmas, based on 1 John 2:18-21, sent in from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

Meditation: An Expansion of Scripture 29.12.2025 6:27 ↓

For 30 December 2025, Sixth day within the octave of Christmas, based on Luke 2:36-40, sent in from Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA.

A Night for All People 28.12.2025 8:33 ↓

For 29 December 2025, Commemoration of Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop, Martyr, based on Luke 2:22-35, sent in from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

What are We to Do? 27.12.2025 5:16 ↓

For 28 December 2025, The Feast of the Holy Family, based on Matthew 2:13-15,19-23, sent in from Aurora, Illinois USA.