Tag Archive for ‘Christian’
Sunday 10 September
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Ezekiel 33:7-9, Psalm 95, Romans 13:8-10, Matthew 18:15-20 Letting Love speak How do we judge others' behaviour without being judgmental? St. Paul makes it quite plain that we can only correct with love. Parents do this all the time with children. Loving correction is harder in an adult Christian community. […]
Friday 8 September
the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Micah 5:1-4, Psalm 13, Matthew 1:1-16,18-23, Feminine love Mary’s nativity seems to be overshadowed in the readings. In celebrating her birthday Mary would want us to focus on her Son. Who or what is Mary to me? Am I able to be part of the background fabric of […]
Tuesday 5 September
1 Thessalonians 5:1-6,9-11, Psalm 27,Luke 4:31-37 Knowing my pride It is a life-time’s work to unseat the power of pride in my life. Jesus Christ knows about my pride. He was fully human but chose not to have his love tainted by pride. St. Paul points out that pride can sneak up on me. He […]
Sunday 30 July
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME I Kings 3:5,7–12; Psalm 119; Romans 8:28–30; Matthew 13:44–52 The treasure of God’s love In the parable of the buried treasure, the finder discovers the treasure unexpectedly while the merchant has been searching long and carefully for the precious pearl. These different paths lead to joy and to a total […]
Tuesday 18 July
Exodus 2:1–15; Psalm 69; Matthew 11:20–24 Beyond borders Tones of the anguish of love which has been rejected run through, and lie beneath, Jesus’ harsh words to his chosen town of Capernaum and the Galilee towns of Bethsaida and Chorazin where his good works had been done. Jesus declares the Gentile cities would have received […]
Saturday 3 June
St Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs Acts 28: 16-20, 30-31; Psalm 11; John 21: 20-25 The testimony of faith Often we must be careful about what we read into situations. Do we only hear what we want to hear, or are we prepared to reflect deeply on the greater meaning? The scriptures layer for us […]
Friday 2 June
Seventh Week of Easter Act 25: 13-21; Psalm 103; John 21: 15-19 Feed my sheep Mature love is something that moves one from being self-centred to other-centred. In the Gospel today, the mature Christian, like Peter, is asked to reflect on Jesus’ own concerns for his flock – the people of God. In many small […]
Tuesday 9 May
Acts 11:19-26; Psalm 87; John 10:22-30 How do you know I am a Christian? Today we read of the 'good news' being preached far beyond Jerusalem. In Antioch we meet the disciples who were the first to be called Christians. Like them, we too are far from the centres of Christianity but are also called […]
Tuesday 28 March
Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12; Psalm 46; John 5:1-3, 5-16 Main terms and fine print Entering into a consumer contract we are inclined to focus on the main terms (product, price, payments etc.), and ignore the fine print, sometimes to our detriment. In our ‘contract,’ our covenant, with God, we tend to do the opposite; namely, to […]
Sunday 26 March
Fourth Sunday in Lent 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 Our new eyes To be Christian, to be like Jesus – like God – is to see with new eyes. ‘God does not see as human beings see; they look at appearances, but God looks at the heart’ (Sam 1.16:7). […]
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