Tag Archive for ‘faith’
Friday 3 July
St Thomas, Apostle Ephesians 2: 19-22, Psalm 117, John 20:24-29 My Lord and my God Much has been made of “doubting Thomas.” He was the apostle who could not believe stories about the risen Jesus: he had to see the evidence for himself. Once, I saw this as weakness because I’d been taught that doubt […]
Monday 29 June
Sts Peter and Paul Acts 12:1-11, Ps 34, 2Timothy 4:6-8,17-18, Matthew 16:13-19 The successor of Peter today, Pope Francis, is telling us to go out like Paul into the world. However we can we should make Christ more known and loved. In everything we do we should know that Christ stands with us. In whoever […]
Saturday 27 June
Genesis 18:1-15, Response – Luke1:46-50, 53-55, Matthew 8:5-17 The centurion’s faith Jesus can only act in our life if we allow him to. We have to invite him under our roof and into the house of our lives. We need to sit with him and let him see how we truly live. This was the […]
Thursday 25 June
Genesis 16:1-12,15-16, Ps 106, Matthew 7:21-29 Hearers and doers The meaning of words and ideas are often best understood through examples. We hear the Word of God regularly. It is always best understood by others when we see the example of others living it. When we try and put God’s word into action in our […]
Thursday 11 June
St Barnabas, Apostle Acts 11:21-26;13:1-3, Ps 98, Matthew 10:7-13 Barnabas was one of the first converts to Christianity, elected as an Apostle to replace Judas Iscariot. As a follower of Christ he set off with Paul to preach the good news. From his preaching and that of all the Apostles, we have received our own […]
Sunday 31 May
Trinity Sunday Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40, Ps.33, Romans 8:14-17, Matthew 28:16-20 Our Belief Our joint proclamation of the Creed – the ‘I believe,’ said with faith, is to enter into communion with God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and also with the whole Church which transmits the faith to us and in whose midst we believe. […]
Tuesday 19 May
Acts 20:17-27, Ps. 68, John 17:1-11 To the glory of God Jesus says: “I am praying for them (my followers)… they belong to you: all I have is Yours.” Paul says: “I have without faltering put before you (the Ephesians) the whole of God’s purpose.” So Our Lord and Saviour and his Apostle to the […]
Tuesday 5 May
Acts 14: 19-28, Ps. 145, John 14:27-31 Faith and Peace The reading from the Acts of the Apostles is almost like a geography lesson. Twelve towns or regions are mentioned in Paul and Barnabas’ missionary journey which “had opened the door of faith to the pagans.” Remember missionaries in many lands today. Missionaries, in Jesus’ […]
Monday 27 April
Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42; John 10:1- 10 Sharing the gift The first Christians struggled with their relationship with non-Jewish people. St Peter gives the lead in this matter and shows how their understanding grew and changed under the influence of the Holy Spirit. It was not easy for them to make this change in thinking. […]
Wednesday 22 April
Acts 8:1-8; Ps 66; John 6:35-40 Facing difficulties Things have changed for the Christians and they are beginning to be persecuted. They were scattered and Saul is trying to crush this movement. Yet in this crisis people continue to preach the word and miracles occur. That is the power of the experience of Christ and […]
Entries(RSS)