Tag Archive for ‘life’
Something Old – Something New [1]
Part 7 of 8 A Possible Marist Spiritual Ecology The third Dimension: Tasting God – Cerdon The Marist Story within the Universal Story We are proposing a paradigm for re-energizing our Marist Story by reconnecting it with the Universal Story The Marist Story can be seen as having four foundational dimensions: Call – Le Puy; […]
Saturday 10 July
class=”Apple-converted-space”> Genesis 49:29-33, 50:15-25, Psalm 105, Matthew 10:24-33 God’s love transforms life The Pharisees called Jesus ‘Beelzebul’ (Mt 9:34). Good is sometimes labelled evil. Christians today are not immune. Jesus tells us not to fear but to consider who we are to God. Even if you feel as insignificant as a sparrow, God never loses […]
Tuesday 20 April
Acts 7:51-8:1; Psalm 31; John 6:30-35 The bread of life Jesus is the bread of life. In the Eucharist, he gives us his body and blood in a Sacrament of love. In the teachings and stories of the Gospels, he shapes our lives and nourishes our souls. In our relationship with him, he provides energy […]
Tuesday 23 March
Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 102; John 8:21-30 Death or life The nursing department classroom had two images on the wall: the medical symbol of a snake around a standard, and a crucifix. In today’s first reading the Israelites acknowledge that they are dying because they have sinned. God grants life to those who look at the […]
Dust in the universe
We begin the Lenten Season by receiving ashes. The dust sprinkled on our heads brings us back to earth. It reminds us that we are dust and to dust we shall return (Genesis 3:19). We are weak, frail and mortal. Centuries and millennia pass and we come and go. Before the immensity of galaxies and […]
Tuesday 10 November
Pope St Leo the Great (M) Titus 2:1-8, 11-14; Psalm 37; Luke 17:7-10 Littleness in daily life Much of discipleship is dutiful. We carry out daily life as best we can. It is not easy loving our ordinariness into holiness. From the Eucharist we receive the strength to serve others in ways that are not […]
Thursday 19 December
Judges 13:2-7, 24-25; Psalm 71:3-6, 16-17; Luke 1:5-25 Expect the unexpected It was going to be just another day at the Temple. He had a sacred duty to perform, but nothing he was not expecting. And then God turned Zechariah’s life upside down. Is there a pattern emerging here? Mary, Joseph, Zechariah — and soon, […]
Wednesday 18 December
Jeremiah 23:5-8; Psalm 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Matthew 1:18-24 Be not afraid Poor old Joseph. He was just an ordinary bloke, quite happy to spend his life making tables and chairs. And suddenly he is sucked up into the infinite. When God overpowers you with the unexpected, listen out for the Angel. Do not be afraid.
Tuesday 10 December
Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 96:1-3, 10-13; Matthew 18:12-14 Home, home at last Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn said the line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either – but right through every human heart. So, I suspect, does lostness and foundness. Our life is a process of being found in […]
December Crossword
Solution for November Apologies that the clue for 17 Across in the November Crossword was misplaced 17 Across should have been: “Gamblers’ profit from Wednesday’s lead during a cricket game! (8) Across: 1 Pawpaw, 4 U-boats, 8 Religion, 9 Ogre, 11 Chock-a-block, 12 Stipulating, 15 Interregnum, 16 Evil, 17 Winnings, 18 Theist, 19 Demons. Down: […]
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