Tag Archive for ‘faith’
Wednesday 17 July
Exodus 3:1-6, 9-12; Psalm 103; Matthew 11:25-27 Nuturing ministry In this beautiful gospel text we find an echo of Matthew’s first beatitude: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven…’ Jesus seeks out the humble of heart, the poor, and the simple, those who know their need of God. These […]
Wednesday 3 July
St Thomas, Apostle Ephesians 2:19-22; Psalm 117; John 20:24-29 Questions Blessed are those who ask questions! The wonderful gift of Thomas is that he needs convincing, he needs to be shown – reading about the Lord’s resurrection, or hearing about it, is simply not enough for him – a fact that can make him easily […]
Tuesday 2 July
Genesis 19:15-29; Psalm 26; Matthew 8:23-27 Out of control There are times when we seem out of control in our journey of faith – with financial or family worries, employment or pressing deadlines, repeated changes in our local faith communities and parishes, all these and more become like the winter storms dancing upon the roof […]
Saturday 22 June
ST JOHN FISHER AND ST THOMAS MORE, MARTYRS 2 Corinthians 12:1-10; Psalm 34; Matthew 6:24-34 God’s providence The two English martyrs, Saints John Fisher and Thomas More, both put their commitment to their faith ahead of the preservation of their lives. They died because they rejected the desires of King Henry Vlll for them to […]
Saturday 1 June
ST JUSTIN, MARTYR Acts 18:23-28; Psalm 47; John 16:23-28 The Spirit of Truth St Justin was a martyr of the second century who wrote extensively in defence of the faith. I wonder what questions of faith he would be writing about today? There seem to be so many issues that confront our life of faith. […]
Saturday 25 May
Acts 16: 1-10; Psalm 100; John 15: 18-21 Ridicule At times people will be scornful of our beliefs. They may seem to persecute us, when they indicate we are so old-fashioned; that we have out-of-date ideas about truth and morals. But they could be resentful because our lives and morals are a rebuke to their […]
Thursday 9 May
Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 66; John 6:44-51 Body and blood We live and love our way here on earth. The puzzle is that if our faith is a gift from God, why do we have to try so hard to love God and our neighbour. We love God. We want others to know and love him […]
Saturday 27 April
Acts 4:13-21; Psalm 118; Mark 16:9-15 Living faith One of the most consistent responses that Mark wants us to notice is the initial lack of belief. Today’s gospel revises the lack of belief from those who only heard about Jesus being alive again. Maybe what is implied here is that it simply is not good […]
Saturday 13 April
Ezekiel 37:21-28; Canticle of Jeremiah: 31:10-13; John 11:45-57 Better for one man to die … Sadly, there is often much to undermine our faith in Jesus. We believe in him in an environment that is indifferent, and at times actually antagonistic, to having faith in God. The gospel reminds us of the energy needed for […]
Friday 5 April
Wisdom 2:1, 12-22; Psalm 34; John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 I know him because I have come from him… During these Lenten days we are reminded about who we are. Our faith in God grounds us, and the more we know what is seeded within, the more we can resist pressures that really end up diminishing […]
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