Tag Archive for ‘joy’
Sunday 21 April
Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 13:14,43-52, Ps 100, Revelation 7:9,14-17, John 10:27-30 Eternal life Today we see a glimpse of what eternal life will be. John’s vision describes the martyrs’ destiny in heaven. Jesus said in the gospel that those that belong to him will have eternal life, so we know that if we follow […]
Thursday 4 April
Acts 3:11-26, Ps 8, Luke 24:35-48 The why of it all Jesus appeared to his friends and “their joy was so great that they could not believe it, and they stood there dumfounded.” Very mixed emotions! Yet Jesus convinced them and then explained again his mission and what he expected of them. They understood, and […]
Benedict XVI: The Joy of the Vatican Council
Vatican City, 15 February 2013 (VIS) The following are brief extracts from Benedict’s conversation with the clergy of Rome, held in the Paul VI Hall: “We hoped that everything would be renewed, that a new Pentecost, a new era in the Church, had truly arrived, … rediscovering the bond between the Church and the world’s […]
Sunday 17 March
fifth sunday of lent Psalm 126, Isaiah 43:16-21, Phil 3:8-14 John 8:1-11 Filled with joy At the centre of this psalm is the phrase “we are filled with joy”. The words that come before it are a backward glance. The words that come after it are a forward look. Joy has both a memory and […]
Monday 11 March
Psalm 30, Isaiah 65:17-21, John 4:43-54 Prayer mingles with praise The psalmist looks back and realises that prosperity had made him feel as strong as a mountain, vigorous and victorious. Then sickness shattered his self-confidence and brought him to the edge of his mortality. In a new awareness of God as the source of […]
Thursday 7 March
Psalm 95, Jeremiah 7:23-28, Luke 11:14-23 Come … bow down … worship The procession makes its way towards the great gates of the temple. Joy and worship fill the hearts of God’s people. “Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD,” cries the worship leader. In the outer courts of the temple he calls, […]
Fr George Duggan sm
by Fr Brian O’Connell sm In the July 2012 Marist Messenger there was a tribute to Fr George Duggan who had just reached his 100 years. The senior Marist was well enough to enjoy his birthday but not to survive the year. He died just before Christmas. The sheer numbers associated with his life speak […]
Talking about spirituality today: 3
Spirituality and the Christian Message 1911 was a landmark in the spiritual tradition– certainly in the English speaking world. The Anglican writer and spiritual guide, Evelyn Underhill, published a significant book Mysticism: a study in the nature and development of Man’s spiritual consciousness. Since then, the study has gone through at least 12 editions. Between […]
Thursday 27 December
St John, Apostle and Evangelist 1 John 1:1-4, Ps 97, John 20:2-8 Knowing Jesus When we go to a funeral it is very common that someone gives a eulogy. The life, personality and the high esteem in which the deceased is held is painted verbally. This prologue to John’s first letter is a bit like […]
Friday 21 December
St Peter Canisius, Priest & Doctor Song of Songs 2:8-14, or Zephaniah 3:14-18, Ps 33, Luke 1:39-45 The delight of two women As soon as she heard the news about her cousin Elizabeth being pregnant, Mary lost no time in travelling about 130 kilometres to visit her. The haste, the joy and the rugged journey […]
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