Tag Archive for ‘life’
Friday 22 September
1 Timothy 6:2-12, Psalm 49, Luke 8:1-3 The right focus The readings today hint at the sort of resourcefulness a follower of Jesus Christ must have. Some money, but not too much. How much is enough? A saintly life finds the right answer to that question. The women in the Gospel are saints. They share […]
Thursday 21 September
St Matthew Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13, Psalm 19A, Matthew 9:9-13 Tuning into grace It is through grace that I come to know my unique part in building up the body of Christ on earth. It is so easy to go with the cultural flow of community life and its collective good works never giving a thought […]
Wednesday 20 September
STS Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang and Companions 1 Timothy 3:14-16, Psalm 111, Luke 7:31-35 Wise discipleship The Gospel Acclamation for today says, “Accept God’s message for what it really is: God’s message, and not some human thinking.” Mystery is part of our faith lives. Jesus Christ has an air of mystery about him […]
Saturday 16 September
Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian 2 Corinthians 4: 7-15, Ps 125, John 17: 11-19 Martyrs in common. The death of a martyr reminds us that we all carry the life and death of Jesus Christ around in our bodies. The soft persecution of Christians in post-truth societies must be borne with a martyr’s courage and faith. […]
Thursday 14 September
the Triumph of the Cross Numbers 21:4-9, Psalm 78, Philippians 2:6-11,John 3:13-17 Contemplate the Cross How is my life connected to Jesus Christ’s Cross? Is it just a liturgical connection at Easter? Do I delete the unpleasantness of the Cross from my living out of the Gospel? If I pursue an easy churched life with […]
Wednesday 13 September
St. John Chrysostom Colossians 3:1-11, Psalm 145, Luke 6:20-26 Living beatitude St. Paul says greed is the same thing as worshipping false gods, which come in many guises. We tend to see the false gods of others but not our own. Money, gluttony and pleasure are singled out by Jesus as obvious targets of human […]
Monday 11 September
Colossians 1:24-2:3, Psalm 62, Luke 6:6-11 Restorative love St. Paul makes no bones about it. A servant of the Church who is also a servant of the Gospel will suffer. Am I a person who is prepared to suffer as Jesus Christ suffered? Do I only think about this on Good Friday? Turning from pharisaical […]
Thursday 7 September
Colossians 1: 9-14, Psalm 98, Luke 5:1-11 The world needs saints St. Paul makes it clear that my evangelizing life must be one in which my good works are combined with an increasing knowledge of God’s love and his will for me. He says this sort of life is saintly. I become holy by moving […]
Tuesday 5 September
1 Thessalonians 5:1-6,9-11, Psalm 27,Luke 4:31-37 Knowing my pride It is a life-time’s work to unseat the power of pride in my life. Jesus Christ knows about my pride. He was fully human but chose not to have his love tainted by pride. St. Paul points out that pride can sneak up on me. He […]
Monday 4 September
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Psalm 96, Luke 4:16-30 The full package Jesus Christ tells those who are with him the truth about himself. He is not falsely humble, pretending to be a lesser person than he is. A humble, truthful person is often hard to befriend. Jesus Christ is such a Person. He has a prophet’s […]
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