Tag Archive for ‘life’
Monday 14 August
St Maximillian Kolbe Deuteronomy 10:12-22; Psalm 147; Matthew 17:22-27 The power of faith This Polish Franciscan priest, arrested in 1941 for harbouring Jews, gave his life in exchange for the life of a family man. His sacrifice, a testimony to the power of faith to transform human weakness, challenges my own hesitancy to become involved […]
Friday 11 August
St Clare Deuteronomy 4:32-40; Psalm 77; Matthew 16:24-28 Giving all Poverty is not about ‘having nothing.’ It is about ‘giving all.’ There’s a big difference. I am no good with nothing; I cannot help anyone, maintain, provide or change anything. St Clare embraced poverty with a generosity that enabled her to give of herself, helping […]
Thursday 10 August
St Lawrence 2 Corinthians 9:6-10; Psalm 112; John 12:24-26 The image Jesus gives us of the wheat grain dying in the earth yet yielding a rich harvest, so rightly fits the commemoration of a martyr. But it also unveils something of the mystery of every life. St Francis’ it’s in giving that we receive, is […]
Monday 7 August
Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time Numbers 11:4-15; Psalm 81; Matthew 11:13-21 There is a time for grieving Following the death of his cousin, John, Jesus sought time and space to grieve. The needs of others overtook his own need, and his pity would nourish the people crowding round him, gifting them with hope and recharging […]
Saturday 5 August
Leviticus 25:1, 8-17; Psalm 66; Matthew 14:1-12 Prize for a dance Captivated by her dancing, Herod promised Salome whatever she wished. Her gruesome choice came at the bidding of her mother, and John the Baptist’s life came to an end. God of my every moment, guide the choices I make and the advice I accept. […]
The Mystery of Faith
What if my life of faith-filled living turns out to be a big mistake? What then? Am I sure what I really believe?
Wednesday 26 July
STS JOACHIM AND ANNE, PARENTS OF MARY Ecclesiasticus 44:1,10–15; Psalm 132; Matthew 13:16-17 Blessed The disciples truly see and truly hear. They perceive what the prophets and righteous people of old, including Joachim and Anne, longed to see: the reign of God in the realities of ordinary life in those vivid, puzzling parables which have […]
Monday 24 July
Exodus 14:5–18; Exodus 15:1-6; Matthew 12:38–42 Recognizing Jesus Some religious leaders continue to seek a sign from Jesus in order to show them his identity. They have refused to recognize the signs he had already given and through which many ordinary people came to believe. Jesus knows those elite ones will also fail to recognize […]
Sunday 23 July
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Wisdom 12:13, 16–19; Psalm 86; Romans 8:26–27; Mathew 13:24–43 Wheat and weeds Life is not the same for those who encounter the reign of God. It is disruptive and disturbing of the way things are. This parable, and others, tell us of commitments reversed, of priorities examined and changed, of […]
Thursday 20 July
Exodus 3:13–20; Psalm 105; Matthew 11:28–30 Come to me The invitation of Jesus, ‘Come to me…’ echoes Wisdom’s call (Proverbs 9:4– 5) and extends to ‘all.’ Everyone not yet disciples and who are wearied and burdened by human existence are invited to find salvation. ‘Heavy laden’ describes the ‘heavy yoke’ of daily life. According to […]
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