Tag Archive for ‘children’
Sunday 26 May
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Psalm 67; Apocalypse 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14: 23-29 Freedom God has given us free will. If you love someone deeply, then you will free them from your restrictions. For parents, a deep love of our children allows us, when they mature, to give them the freedom to make […]
Friday 24 May
Mary, Help of Christians Acts 15:22-31; Psalm 57; John 15:12-17 Ave Maria “You are my friends, not servants”. There is great joy and love in friendship. Today we call on Mary, help of Christians. She has a a place in our hearts. We too, are in her heart. We are her Son's great friends. She […]
Reality Check
Reality can be beaten with enough imagination. Mark Twain, American author, 1835-1910 The mind sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. Robertson Davie, Canadian author, 1913-1995 The month of October, 2018, has had its personal challenges as a series of incidents occurred which made me question reality. My right knee, which had been […]
Saturday 2 March
Ecclesiasticus 17:1-15; Psalm 103; Mark 10:13-16 Like little children We can often yearn for simpler and more carefree days when things weren’t so difficult or complicated. Little children remind us of this in the way they play and seem to have no worries. Jesus today wants all of those who seek the Kingdom of God […]
The Winter of God, by James K Baxter,
The winter of middle age is sent to us so that we should learn to throw our natural youth as a willing sacrifice on the bonfire and grow young again in God. It is only those who cling desperately to the natural level – to a sexuality that may be inopportune, to material possessions, to […]
Friday 8 February
Hebrews 13:1-8; Psalm 27; Mark 6:14-29 World Day Of Prayer Against Trafficking Imitate their faith It’s true that there are many nasty pieces of work in the world, like Herod and his more than somewhat dysfunctional family. There are also many more good people doing good things – loving one another, welcoming strangers, giving their […]
Monday 17 December
Genesis 49:2, 8-10; Psalm 71 (72):1-4, 7-8, 17; Matthew 1:1-17 A surprising genealogy A threefold story foreshadows the gospel story. Among the patriarchs (Abraham-David) are cheats and liars (Jacob and Judah). Jesus calls sinners rather than the just. Triumphs and losses of the Kings (David-Babylonian exile) prepare for the ‘upside down’ reign of God. Children […]
Wednesday 12 December
Isaiah 40:25-31; Psalm 102 (103):1-4, 8, 10; Matthew 11:28-30 Wisdom’s yoke ‘Come to me’ echoes the invitation of Wisdom (Proverbs 9:4-5). ‘Carrying heavy burdens’ is used of the heavy yoke of daily life. In the Greek Old Testament, this is translated as ‘measured’ or ‘beaten’ and speaks of beatings, physical tiredness or weariness from work, […]
Recognising the Child Jesus in the faces of little children
In Bethlehem, Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary. He was born, not by the will of man, but by the gift of the love of God our Father, who so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16). We […]
Sunday 7 October
27th SUNDAY in ORDINARY TIME Genesis 2:18-24, Psalm 128, Hebrews 2:9-11; Mark 10:2-16 Forming Relationships There is a striking contrast between the Pharisees and the little children in today’s Gospel. The Pharisees were able to get close to Jesus – but they used that freedom to try and catch him out. The children were initially […]
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