Tag Archive for ‘hope’
Monday 3 March
1 Peter 1:3-9, Ps 111, Mark 10:17-27 What do I treasure? If you were asked to identify what you treasure most, what would you say? Would your spontaneous answer include the gift of love – of God, of your family, friends, or the world around you? What about faith in God’s word and hope in […]
Monday 3 February
2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30, 16:5-13a; Ps 3; Mark 5:1-20 Hope, despair and salvation David was in the depths of despair, his people deserting him, and fleeing for his very life. The Gerasene demoniac was also in the depths of despair, beset by demons and totally isolated. Yet they both had hope, as the psalmist did, […]
Tuesday 24 December
2 Sam 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 16, Ps 88:2-5, 27, 29, Luke 1:67-79 Oh Holy Night! Composed in 1855, this beautiful carol stirs in me, all the joy, wonder and memories of every Christmas Eve. “Oh Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining It is the night of the dear Saviour’s birth! Long lay the world […]
… as we await the blessed hope, and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ
The Pope gave a lengthy interview in September. I was touched by the answer that he gave to the question, “Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio?” He thought for some time before answering, “I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a […]
December
Marist Ranong initiative gives Burmese graduates hope Eight Burmese students, studying on the Thai-Burma border graduated, Tuesday, from the Australian Catholic University (ACU). Each graduated with a Diploma in Liberal Arts. Their graduation brings to a closure 14 months of hard work supported by the staff of the Marist Mission Ranong and the ACU‘s online learning programme. Speaking on […]
Friday 29 November
Daniel 7:2-14, Cant Daniel 3:2-5, Luke 21:29-33 My words will never pass away Extraordinary events give rise to extraordinary people and extraordinary hope. The sufferings of God’s People in Daniel’s time gave rise to the vision and promise of the ‘son of man’, on whom was conferred all sovereignty and whom all people were called […]
Tuesday 26 November
Daniel 2:31-45, Cant Daniel 3:1-3 , Luke 21:5-11 Keep the focus The daily news focuses on the destructive elements at work in the world – war, famine, flood, drought, earthquakes, plagues. Jesus tells us “do not be frightened, for this is something that must happen”. We must keep our eyes fixed on him, our trust […]
Wednesday 20 November
2 Macc 7:1, 20-31, Ps 17, Luke 19:11-28 Gifts multiplied in the giving In our first reading the mother of her seven sons implanted in their hearts the gifts of faith, courage, and hope in life after death. The gifts given to her were multiplied in the giving. In the Gospel the man of noble […]
Saturday 19 October
Romans 4:13, 16-18, Psalm 105, Luke 12:8-12 “Though it seemed Abraham’s hope could not be fulfilled, he hoped and he believed, and through doing so he did become the father of many nations exactly as he had been promised.” Sometimes hope is described as believing when you cannot see. What are you being challenged to […]
The Prayer after the Our Father
After the Our Father the priest says the following prayer: Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Saviour, […]
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