Tag Archive for ‘belief’
Wednesday 15 February
Genesis 8:6-13, 20-22; Psalm 116B; Mark 8:22-26 Taking the lead Is there someone who needs your help? The blind man in today’s Gospel needed his friends to bring him to Jesus. He could not do that by himself. He needed his friends to lead him and guide him. He also needed the support of their […]
Wednesday 30 November
St Andrew, Apostle Romans 10:9-18; Ps 19; Matthew 4:18-22 Fishers of men Jesus called four fishermen in today’s Gospel. The reason He called the fishermen was that He knew they would be fishers of men. And they were, because after Jesus rose from the dead and sent the Holy Spirit upon them at Pentecost, they […]
Tuesday 5 April
Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93; John 3:7-15 United in faith The picture of the early Christian community we see in the first reading is a very powerful one. They supported each other; they looked after each other; they were united in their belief. We, too, are called to build such a unity in our own faith […]
Tuesday 29 March
Acts 2:36-41, Ps 33, John 20:11-18 Woman of faith Evangelising needs a cutting urgency which belief in the Resurrection supplies. Mary feels the absence of her friend in a feminine way. Jesus cuts into this femininity and strengthens it with his presence. She allows him to cut deeply until finally she twigs at the sound […]
Wednesday 15 July
St Bonaventure, B.D. Exodus 3:1-6, 9-12 Psalm 103, Matthew 11:25-27 Simplicity In his prayer of gratitude, Jesus is comparing belief based on ideas about God, and the simple knowing of God in the heart. On our own journey, we know how head and heart work together. The head has words. The heart has no words, […]
Wednesday 1 July
Genesis 21:5, 8-20, Psalm 34, Matthew 8:28-34 The healing power of love Ill health was not understood in Jesus’ time. It was the common belief that all misfortune was the result of sin, and people with mental or physical illness were judged accordingly. We can assume that the two people living in empty tombs, had […]
Monday 13 April
Acts 4:23-31; Ps 2; John 3:1-8 People of the light Nicodemus is the man of the night. He believes that Jesus is the Messiah, that his message is the truth. He is also a Pharisee and can’t be seen to condone what Jesus says and does. It can be hard giving up old ways to […]
Saturday 11 April
Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118; Mark 16:9-15 Proclaim the Good News Today’s appearance account from Mark has Jesus telling the disciples off for their lack of belief in the resurrection. He seems a bit exasperated. Understandable really. But Jesus never writes us off, he speaks the truth and then calls us to go out and proclaim […]
Faith and Belief – the Difference
One of the great religious figures in Christchurch for many years in the latter part of the last century was the late Fr Cecil Dennehy, CSSR. Fr Ces was beloved by all who knew him. He was a man of 60 years pastoral experience, giving missions and retreats on both sides of the Tasman. From […]
Saturday 13 December
Saint Lucy Sirach 48:1-4,9-11, Psalm 80, Matt. 17:10-13 Prophets The readings remind us that God sends his special emisaries to our world. They alert us to peril. We are warned of approaching events, and to reconsider our behaviour. But they are not often recognised as being God’s messengers. If their advice doesn’t fit in with […]
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