Tag Archive for ‘faith’
Sunday 19 March
Third Sunday in Lent Exodus 17:3-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42 The spring within There is one metaphor which has always symbolised for me the abiding presence of Christ in my life. Jesus, ‘a spring of water within, welling up to eternal life.’ Whatever my circumstances, however far I may have strayed on […]
Sunday 12 March
SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT Genesis 12:1-4; Psalm 33; 2 Timothy 1:8-10; Matthew 17: 1-9 God with us Only a select few are privileged to have direct sensory communication with God (e.g., Peter, James and John in today’s Gospel). We ordinary folk must rely on faith and discernment. But not to worry; God does communicate with […]
Wednesday 8 March
Jonah 3:1-10; Psalm 51; Luke 11:29-32 Our true selves Today’s Psalm 51 might reawaken in us a sense of our sinfulness and of our need for God’s redemptive grace. In our self-appraisal do we see ourselves as the good guys, keeping the Commandments, keeping the faith, and therefore anticipating that we are ‘earning’ our heavenly […]
Friday 17 February
Genesis 11:1-9; Psalm 33; Mark 8:34-9:1 Saved by love The life of faith presents us with many challenges. The people of Babel were defeated in their plan to build their own secure way to reach heaven. Jesus declares to his disciples that anyone who wants to save his life will lose it. He teaches that […]
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 […]
Saturday 11 February
Our Lady of LourdesDay of Prayer for the Sick Genesis 3:9-24; Psalm 90; Mark 8:1-10 An inspiration Jesus recognised that everyone needs to be fed. With the miracle of the loaves and fishes he satisfied the people’s hunger for food and, at the same time, their need for their faith to be nourished. The miracle […]
Friday 27 January
Hebrews 10:32-39; Psalm 36:3-6, 23-24, 39-40; Mark 4:26-34 Trusting in God Patience is a virtue – but that doesn’t make it easy to practice! Our own growth in faith is like that of the seed in today’s Gospel – it can take a long time for anything to seem to happen and we can sometimes […]
Thursday 19 January
Hebrews 7:25-8:6; Psalm 39:7-10, 17;Mark 3:7-12 Why are we looking? Why do such large crowds come in search of Jesus? Is it because of what he does or what he says? Why do we search for him in our own lives? What is it we are looking for in him? Are we attracted to his […]
Wednesday 18 January
Hebrews 7:1-3,15-17; Psalm 109:1-4; Mark 3:1-6 Merciful like the Father Once again Jesus challenges the norms of his time and shows that the key to true faith is not legalism but doing the right thing. The Year of Mercy may be formally over but the message of it continues: ‘To be merciful like the Father.’ […]
Saturday 3 December
St Francis Xavier Isaiah 30:19-26; Psalm 147A; Matthew 9:35-10:1, 5, 6-8 Ancestors in faith In Isaiah we read, ‘He will be gracious to you when he hears your cry. You will hear these words behind you. This is the way, follow it.’ Francis Xavier was passionate about God’s mission. He heard his call clearly, to […]
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