Tag Archive for ‘good’
Saturday 24 January
St Francis de Sales, B.D. Hebrews 9:2-3. 11-14, Ps.85, Mark 3:20-21 Alone? If you’ve ever felt alone in your faith walk; if you’ve ever felt that your Christian commitment has created division or antagonism, even among close family, then you’re in good company. Jesus has been there! His extended family thought he had gone mad; […]
Tuesday 30 December
1 John 2:12-17, Psalm 96, Luke 2:36-40 Wisdom Simeon and Anna, were two wise elderly people. They spent a great deal of time in the temple. They recognised the tiny baby as the deliverer of Israel. He was the promised one. He would set the Jews free from slavery. But many would not recognise Him, […]
Tuesday 16th December
Zeph. 3:1-2,9-13, Psalm 34, Matt. 21:28-32 We need to keep our ears open for the word of God. To hear the true message. Time and again God mentions his love for the poor. Do we hear their problems? Food, warmth, good health. Understanding from the various civil servants they must deal with. At this time […]
Saturday 13 December
Saint Lucy Sirach 48:1-4,9-11, Psalm 80, Matt. 17:10-13 Prophets The readings remind us that God sends his special emisaries to our world. They alert us to peril. We are warned of approaching events, and to reconsider our behaviour. But they are not often recognised as being God’s messengers. If their advice doesn’t fit in with […]
Tuesday 2 December
Isaiah 11:1-10, Psalm 72, Luke 10:21-24 A prophesy Peace and justice will reign. What are we doing to help God’s prophecy come to fruition? Do we attempt to reconcile arguing family, neighbours or parishioners? Do we seek fairness for refugees or immigrants who meet the brick wall of government departments? If we have the gift […]
Sunday 16 November
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; Psalm 1281 Thessalonians 5:1-6;; Matthew 25:14-30 Be grateful Imagine how you’d feel if you gave a gift that was never opened, or was undervalued. This is how God must feel when he gives us talents we don’t bother to use. He also provides the gifts of […]
Monday 10 November
Titus 1:1-9; Psalm 24; Luke 17: 1-6 Set a good example One of the worst things we can do is to lead others into sinful ways. Therefore, we need to think about ourselves and the example we offer others if we are to avoid falling into this habit – and if we do so, to […]
Freddie, Goodbye and God Bless
“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery, 1900-1944. French writer, poet and pioneering aviator. The Little Prince Our foster home arrangement was considered a “short-term” home which meant that […]
Saturday 4 October
ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI Job 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17; Ps 119A; Luke 10:17-24 God’s chosen Jesus ‘watched Satan fall like lightning from heaven’, so we can have total certainty that good will triumph over evil. As well, we are among those to whom the Son chooses to reveal the Father, and our ‘names are written in […]
Some Answers to an Old Riddle
Like most of us I’ve always been bugged by the age-old question: “If God is love, why does he permit so much evil and misery in the world?” Why are we afflicted with horrible diseases? Why the disasters which overwhelm innocent communities? Why did a dear one have to die from cancer or in […]
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