Tag Archive for ‘Jesus Christ’
… 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 […]
Sunday 24 November
CHRIST THE KING 2 Sam 5:1-3, Ps 122, Col 1:12-20, Luke 23:35-43 Jesus Christ is King of the Universe. He is the eternal word through whom all things, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible were created. He is the word made flesh dwelling among us, who rules from the human heart that has […]
Sunday 28 July
Seventeenth Week Ordinary Time Genesis 18: 20-32, Ps. 138, Colossians 2: 12-14, Luke 11: 1-13 Always converting Baptism is the first step on the conversion road of discipleship. It brings me into the resurrected life of Jesus Christ and gives me the freedom to choose not to sin. Learning to use this freedom well takes […]
Tuesday 16 July
Exodus 2: 1-15, Ps. 69, Matthew 11: 20-24 Repent Recognising my sinfulness and repenting is essential if I want to get close to Jesus Christ. Without this action the deepest parts of my heart can remain shut off to the action of God’s love in my life. All that is probably best and most creative […]
Tuesday 28 May
Ecclesiasticus 35:1-12, Ps 50, Mark 10:28-31 Love God with all your heart God’s unconditional goodness and love is expressed over and over again in our lives. He is with us always, helping, providing and blessing us with opportunities to come to know and love him. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God as […]
Friday 8 February
Hebrews 13:1-8, Ps.27, Mark 6:14-29 Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever We live in a world of constant change, indeed the pace of change seems to increase all the time. We long for certainty and stability at the centre of it all. Fortunately we can find it. Jesus never changes, though our understanding […]
Monday 21 January
St Agnes, Virgin and Martyr Hebrews 5: 1-10; Ps 110: 1-4; Mark 2: 18-22 His prayer was heard Because our high priest, Jesus Christ, conformed himself perfectly to the Father’s will, his perfect prayer was perfectly heard and perfectly answered by the Father. In Christ, our prayers, even though they are born ‘in the limitations […]
Monday 17 December
Genesis 49:2, 8-10, Ps 72, Matthew 1:1-17 The family tree It is very common these days for families to trace their family tree. For Maori it is just part of life to know your whakapapa. The family tree, whakapapa, of Jews was important too. In today’s Gospel we have a record of the ancestors of […]
Sunday 16 September
Twenty Fourth Week Ordinary Time Isaiah 50:5-9, Ps 116, James 2:14-18, Mark 8:27-35 Mystery “Jesus asked them, ‘but who do you say I am?’ Peter answered, ‘you are the Messiah, the Christ.’” When I was a teenager, I remember wondering how to relate to Jesus. I was used to saying prayers, but I wasn’t satisfied […]
Wednesday 9 November
Dedication of St John Lateran Ezekiel 47: 1-2, 8-9, 12, Ps. 46, 1 Corinthians 3: 9-11, 16-17, John 2:13-22 To build or to destroy Paul laid the foundations of numerous local churches, leaving other Christian leaders to continue the work. He emphasizes here that the only foundation on which a church can be built is […]
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