Tag Archive for ‘hope’
Tuesday 22 January
Hebrews 6:10-20; Psalm 110 (111):1-2, 4-5, 9, 10; Mark 2:23-28 Hope Hope is a gift from God. It sustains us in confusion and apparent failure. It calls us forward when we are weary and despondent. When we trust we are freed to love. Hope is indeed the anchor of the soul, and the stormy waves […]
Friday 18 January
Hebrews 4:1-5, 11; Psalm 77 (78):3-4, 6-8; Mark 2:1-12 Forgiveness What can we do about our sins? Our memories keep bringing them back. We fail when we try to kid ourselves that we didn’t really sin anyway. Jesus offers us forgiveness. It is something he offers and wants to give. It removes sin, like taking […]
Thursday 29 November
Apocalypse 18:1-2, 21-23, 19:1-3, 9; Ps 100; Luke 21:20-28 Confidence and hope Carrying on the theme of the destruction of Jerusalem, the very foundations of the world and powers of heaven are shaken. We are to take heed that ‘liberation is near at hand’. In the darkest hour, Jesus’ message of confidence and hope shines […]
Tuesday 27 November
Apocalypse 14:14-19; Ps 96; Luke 21:5-11 False attractions In amongst all the disasters that occur in our world, the disciple is not to lose hope in Jesus. That hope is built on a solid intimate relationship that will not be overcome by the attraction of false prophets or saviours.
Friday 17 August
Ezekiel 16: 1-15, 59-63, Canticle Isaiah 12:1-6; Matthew 19:3-12 The question about divorce I’ve been to many weddings. Love is palpable and alive. The promises the couple make are full of hope. Marriages are wonderful causes of celebration. The ceremony, photos and banquet are life-giving and beautiful. Then life changes. Dreams die. Relationships fracture and […]
Friday 10 August
2 Corinthians 9:6-10; Psalm 111; John 12:24-26 Unless a wheat grain dies Archbishop Oscar Romero preached on this gospel at his last mass. In his homily he said “all that we cultivate on earth, if we nourish it with Christian hope, will never be a failure.” Shortly after, he was shot and killed. Dead, because […]
Friday 27 July
Jeremiah 3:14-17; Canticle Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12a-d, 13; Matthew 13:18-23 Blessed are those who hope in the Lord As the daily news reports bring us accounts of the sufferings of the peoples in the lands around Jerusalem in our times, we listen with heavy hearts to the promise of God in Jeremiah's prophecy. How do our […]
Saturday 7 July
Amos 9:11-15; Psalm 85; Matthew 9:14-17 Happy are those who follow the Lord Psalm 85 is a joyful hymn full of hope in the future of our salvation. It reflects the happy moment when the Israelite people returned from their exile in Babylon. Likewise, in the times when we may wander, we too can rejoice […]
Sunday 4 February
FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Job 7:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 147A; 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark 1:29-39 The Lord our hope In our first reading, Job gives voice to the toil and anxieties that so often weigh down our human existence, which is passing away “swifter than a weaver’s shuttle.” If our hope is only for […]
Hope … keeps life upright
I would like to reflect with you on the enemies of hope, because hope has its enemies, as every good in this world has its enemies. And there came to mind the ancient myth of Pandora’s box. The opening of the box set off so many disasters for the history of the world. Few, however, […]
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