Tag Archive for ‘hope’
Saturday 25 February
Ecclesiasticus 17:1-15; Psalm 103; Mark 10:13-16 Blessing the children The children of our families are a special gift in our lives. They bring us joy and they give us hope. They invite us to find again our capacity for playfulness and help bring forth our ability to be imaginative and creative. They remind us of […]
Thursday 9 February
Genesis 2:18-25; Psalm 128; Mark 7:24-30 Being poor Poverty has many faces. We may be deprived of wealth or strength. We may be without faith or hope or spirit. We may also have no place where we belong. The woman who came to Jesus asking healing for her daughter was a pagan. She had no […]
Saturday 31 December
1 John 2:18-21; Psalm 96; John 1:1-18 The light of God ‘In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God. The Word was life, a light that shines in the darkness, a light that darkness could not overpower.’ Our God sheds light on every situation. May we be […]
Thursday 8 December
the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Genesis 3:9-15, 20; Psalm 98; Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12; Luke 1:26-38 Chosen In Ephesians we read, ‘we were chosen to be the people who would put their hopes in Christ before he came.’ We are called to put our hope in Christ, just as Mary did. In this […]
Sunday 27 November
1st Sunday of Advent Isaiah 2:1-5; Ps 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44 A new season Today marks the beginning of a new season, a call to awareness of what is coming. Isaiah foretells the coming of Christ, Paul and Jesus talk about the second coming. Whichever you prefer, it should be a cause for new […]
Thursday 24 November
Saints Andrew Dũng-Lạc and his Companions Apocalypse 18:1-2, 21-23, 19:1-3, 9; Ps 100, Luke 21:20-28 Be prepared and hopeful Jesus again foretold the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. What other prophecies will come true? The second coming is a certainty, but the how and when are known only to God. In the meantime all […]
Wednesday 2 November
All Souls Isaiah 25:6-9; Ps 23; Romans 5:17-21; Luke 7:11-17 Hope Yesterday we celebrated with the saints already in heaven. Today we think about ourselves, and those who have gone before us in faith. Jesus came down from His Father, died for our sins, and rose again to give us hope of eternal life with […]
Proper Mercy
My curiosity was awakened last year when I heard Pope Francis talk about mercy as something that most of us do not understand properly. Most of us see mercy as a minor attribute of God or a quality we need in order to be liked. Whereas Pope Francis has called for a year of mercy […]
Love – Fruits of the Holy Spirit
The unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another. Merriam Webster Dictionary We do our best to love as best we can in the situations we find ourselves in. Somewhere in our efforts the Holy Spirit enables us with graces to love others as God loves us. It isn’t easy. The sting in […]
Friday 22 April
Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2; John 14:1-6 Inner strength In today’s Gospel the disciples are troubled because they realise Jesus is speaking of leaving them. They are fearful not only of losing him but also of not knowing what to do next. We, too, are often left feeling lost and bewildered by major loss. But like […]
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