Tag Archive for ‘Christian’
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). […]
Wednesday 22 March
Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9; Psalm 147B; Matthew 5:17-19 Pass it on ‘But take care as you value your lives! Do not forget the things which you yourselves have seen…. teach them rather to your children and to your children’s children’ (Deuteronomy 4:9). God’s words to the Israelites are equally addressed to Christian parents and grandparents today. […]
Thursday 2 March
Deuteronomy.30:15-20; Psalm 1; Luke 9:22-25 Discipleship Jesus doesn’t mince words or leave room for misunderstanding in setting out the criteria for those who want to be his followers. How comfortable my Christian life appears in the light of those criteria! They make me feel distinctly uncomfortable! Have I ‘renounced myself’? Have I ‘died’ to myself? […]
Sunday 22 January
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 8:23-9:3; Psalm 26:1, 4, 13-14;1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17; Matthew 4:12-23 Always seeking unity In today’s Second Reading we hear Paul appealing for unity amongst the Christian community. Clearly personalities have intruded and so people have been taking sides – Paul, Apollos, Cephas, Christ. Sometimes we also let personalities intrude […]
Tuesday 20 December
Isaiah 7:10-14; Psalm 24; Luke 1:26-38 Come O Key of David Emmanuel is the one who opens doors and is the key. We are called to the kind of Christian commitment that opens doors and breaks down barriers between people. We are to bring unity to a divided world. May we be open to the […]
Wednesday 29 June
Ss. Peter and Paul, Apostles Acts 12:1-11; Ps. 34; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18; Matthew 16:13-19 Peter and Paul Peter’s task is to nurture, develop and sustain Christ’s Church. Paul’s task is to preach the Good News to the nations. Whether we focus on Peter or Paul, witness to Christ requires both building up the community […]
Thursday 7 April
St John Baptist de la Salle Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34; John 3:31-36 Courage to witness Today’s saint, John Baptist de la Salle, is a French priest born in the 17th century. He is the patron saint of all who work in the field of Christian education. The importance of this work is highlighted in today’s […]
Thursday 31 March
Acts 3:11-26, Ps 8, Luke 24:35-48 Ghost of a life? Does my Christian life make me feel that I am an heir to all the prophets foretold? Or is it cut off from all that, entirely dependent on my interpretation of Jesus’ life in the New Testament? Being an heir of the prophets helps me […]
Thursday 3 March
Jeremiah 7:23-28, Ps 95, Luke 11:14-23 Sincere discipleship Sincerity is the fruit of unity. A person who is sincere is a person in whom body and soul are so united that it is impossible to tell where one ends and the other starts. Jesus Christ was such a person. He faced God squarely, prayed to […]
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