Tag Archive for ‘life’
Tuesday 20 November
Apocalypse 3:1-6, 14-22; Ps 15; Luke 19:1-10 Climb up Even with all he had, there was something that was driving Zacchaeus to encounter the Lord. The encounter became more than Zacchaeus expected and, as a result, his life was changed. For our own selves we pray for the drive, the energy to climb beyond the […]
Friday 16 November
2 John 4-9; Ps 119A; Luke 17:26-37 Be prepared Events in life can tear relationships asunder, e.g., death, illness, redundancy etc. These are reminders to us of how we should be prepared for the coming of the Lord. The suddenness of Jesus’ coming places a duty on the disciple to be prepared. The events in […]
Saturday 3 November
Philippians 1:18-26; Ps 42; Luke 14:1, 7-11 Knowing one’s place Knowing one’s place in the scheme of life has its advantages. It’s a question of not what one has, but rather how one is loved. Not for love’s sake, but rather being in love. Once loved, you don’t need to be ‘placed’; nor do you […]
Thursday 1 November
All Saints day Apocalypse 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24; John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12 In gratitude It is with gratitude that we remember those who have gone before us, because in their lives they reflected the right attitudes of the Kingdom of God. These, our familiar yet unnamed, Saints are powerful intercessors for us. Under their care […]
The Afterlife
The limits of human knowledge On my computer I have images of galaxies in deep space captured by the Hubble telescope in its orbit around the earth. I’m stunned by their beauty and complexity. Even more than that I’m amazed that only 5% of our universe is accessible to us; according to astrophysicists about 95% […]
Thursday 25 October
Ephesians 3:14-21; Psalm 33; Luke 12:49-53 Being Whole-Hearted If we occasionally have dreams that following Jesus means a life of sweetness, gentleness and tranquility, today’s Gospel passage is a good one to re-read. Behind the violent and aggressive language of Jesus, there is a message: being his disciple means making hard choices; it means being […]
Monday 22 October
Ephesians 2:1-10; Psalm 100; Luke 12:13-21 Identifying Our Priorities We are constantly bombarded in advertising and the media with offers we can’t refuse; with opportunities that will make us safe and secure for life; with the promise that we will be happy if we only seize the moment. Happiness is a good thing; an appropriate […]
Friday 19 October
Ephesians 1:11-14; Psalm 33; Luke 12:1-7 What is Life-Giving For Me? There is a wonderful ‘scene-setting’ in the first sentence of today’s Gospel: a huge crowd who are clearly excited and somewhat out of control because, we’re told, “they were treading on one another”. And they’re all there to listen to Jesus. Which rather raises […]
Monday 15 October
ST TERESA OF avila Galatians 4:22-24,26-27,31-5:1; Psalm 113; Luke 11:29-32 Hearing and Responding The story of the life of St Teresa of Avila is that of a woman who entered the Carmelites and, over the course of years, came to understand through prayer and reflection that God was calling her to an ever-closer relationship and […]
A School for Prayer (15) – Lectio Divina
Subiaco – St Benedict Chartreuse – Guigo the Carthusian By Fr Craig Larkin SM, 1943 – 2015 FROM EAST TO WEST John Cassian Our study of the experience of prayer has kept us in the Eastern part of the Christian world: the Desert regions of Egypt, Palestine, Sinai and Syria. There were hermits living in […]
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