Tag Archive for ‘faith’
Saturday 11 May
Acts 18:23-28, Ps 47, John 16:23-28 Keep faith with God’s love Christ often reiterated his father’s love for all people, and the need to believe in him. It is up to each of us to keep faith and trust in God’s unconditional love, and to tell others about the opportunities a life lived in love […]
Friday 10 May
Acts 18:9-18, Ps 47, John 16:20-23 God’s love is for all of us God is open handed to all people. In return we must have faith in his word, which is ever loving and unchanging – even when everything around us is changing in ways we don’t like. Lord, may I find the right ways […]
Tuesday 7 May
Acts 16:22-24, Ps 138, John 16:5-11 Pray for Others One of Christ’s aims in leaving the Holy Spirit to look after us was to provide comfort, not just for those he was leaving behind, but also for those not yet born. Through the faith the Holy Spirit engenders we know we can ask God’s forgiveness […]
Saturday 4 May
Acts 16:1-10, Ps 100, John 15:18-21 Hold Fast Jesus warned us that we may be persecuted for love of him. May we choose to love him and use our faith to find the strength to reject the false honours and opportunities the world may offer us. His promises are everlasting, his love eternal, his ways […]
Friday 3 May
STS PHILIP & JAMES, APOSTLES 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, Ps19A, John 14:6-14 Glorify the Lord by your Actions Christ makes it clear that the only way to the Father is through him. May he bless all people – especially those who have difficulty in sustaining their belief in his word – with the gift of faith. […]
Feelings
We’re told that love of God is not so much a matter of feelings but a continuing act of will. Feelings in your relationship with God are the icing on the cake. That may be true, but I want to have my cake with icing on it. It takes a lot of willpower to love […]
Emeritus Pope Benedict’s last WCD Message
47th World Communications Day 12 May 2013 “Social Networks: portals of truth and faith; new spaces for evangelization.” Message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI delivered in January 2013 Dear Brothers and Sisters, As the 2013 World Communications Day draws near, I would like to offer you some reflections on an increasingly important reality regarding […]
Monday 29 April
St Peter Chanel Acts 13:44-52, Ps 96, John 15:12-17 The Advocate Jesus promised the Holy Spirit, and he came to them at Pentecost. That same Holy Spirit told Paul that the cripple had enough faith to be cured, and enabled Paul to cure him. Yet Paul found it difficult to convince the crowd that he […]
Thursday 18 April
Acts 8:26-40, Ps 66, John 6:44-51 Bread of life Jesus is insisting again in this gospel passage that he is the bread of life. It must have been difficult for his listeners to accept. We understand now that he was describing the Eucharist, where bread becomes his body. We take the transubstantiation on faith. But […]
Saturday 6 April
Acts 4:13-21, Ps 118, Mark 16:9-15 About faith Mark’s version of post-resurrection events shows how much difficulty Jesus’ friends had in believing he had risen. We, on the other hand, have scripture and tradition to call upon. We were given the gift of faith at our baptism. So we should believe. Yet I sometimes doubt. […]
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