Tag Archive for ‘faith’
Benedict’s Resignation Speech in full
VIS 11/02/2013 “I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are […]
Easter Sunday 31 March
Psalm 118, Acts 10:34-43,Col 3:1-14 John 20:1-9 At the centre It has been calculated that the eighth verse of Psalm 118 lies at the very centre of the Bible. Everything in Scripture that comes before this verse and everything that comes after it illumines the fact that it is better to take refuge in […]
Tuesday 26 March
Psalm 71, Isaiah 49:1-6, John 13:21-23,36-38 God, our help and hope Psalm 71 is the testimony of a mature adult believer. He looks back on his youthful years and declares God’s faithfulness. He looks forward to advancing years and declares his unshakeable trust in God. His faith is strong, even though his physical strength is […]
Saturday 23 March
Canticle Jer 31:10-13, Ezekiel 37:21-28 John 11:45-56, A choice to make Life and death, faith and fear, hope and dread all swirl together at the conclusion of the account of Lazarus’ death and return to life. Many of the Jews who witness the man’s amazing resurrection put their faith in Jesus. They have seen the […]
Thinking for yourself
Most of the pieces I write for the Marist Messenger are sharing with you all the thoughts that have been going through my own mind. It’s only in these later years of my life that I have given much mind to philosophy and puzzling about spiritual truths and mysteries. In the earlier years of […]
On Carpe Diem, Ecumenism and Social Media
CHRISTIAN MEANING OF ‘CARPE DIEM’ 27 January 2013 (VIS) – “Each moment can be the auspicious ‘today’ of our conversion. Each day can be the salvific ‘today’ because salvation is a continuous story for the Church and for each of Christ’s disciples. This is the Christian meaning of ‘carpe diem’; seize the day that God […]
Faith isn’t faith until it’s all you’re hanging onto
Back in the 1980s, in the lounge room of my Mum’s modest little apartment, there was a cheap framed print depicting a kitten clinging onto the outside of a wicker basket by his front claws. Below him was a void. He was probably too young to know that cats always land on all fours. Well, […]
St Joseph and the Three Ps
In early October 2012 the Church marked the 50th anniversary of the start of the Second Vatican Council. The occasion saw the publishing of a number of books about that Council and a reviewer in the London Tablet suggested that those interested would do well to read the Council Documents again before tackling anything else […]
Thursday 21 February
Esther 4:17, Ps.138, Matthew 7:7-12 Trust in the Lord Today’s first reading comes from the book of Esther. Esther was a Jewess, married to King Ahasuerus. The king, inflamed by his advisers, intended to massacre all his Jewish subjects and only Esther could speak to him on their behalf. The king was very angry and […]
Monday 11 February
Genesis 1:1-19, Ps.104, Mark 6:53-56 Our Earth We live surrounded by beauty. Even here in Christchurch, where so much is broken and destroyed, wildflowers bloom in the rubble. The trees stand green and stately. The mountains and the hills remain and the sun shines brightly. Surely all this intricate beauty points to a creator. To […]
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