Tag Archive for ‘life’
Sunday 6 November
32nd Sunday in ordinary time 2 Maccabees 7:1-2,9-14; Ps 17; 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5; Luke 20:27-38 Life after death As Christians we believe in life after death – after all, Jesus died and rose again to make it possible for us. The Gospel passage is difficult to follow in today’s world, but in Jesus’ time His […]
Saturday 5 November
Philippians 4:10-19; Ps 112; Luke 16:9-15 All about money Today Paul and Jesus both talk about money. Paul tells the Philippians that their sacrificial support of him has earned them points in heaven – the parallel today is our sacrificial support of the Church. Jesus says love God, not money. For myself, I know that […]
Tuesday 1 November
All Saints Apocalypse 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12 It’s all about Heaven The readings today are all about Heaven. We can celebrate today because the huge number of souls in Heaven is celebrating. They are there because they loved and were loved by God, and responded to that love during their […]
Monday 31 October
Philippians 2:1-4, Ps.131, Luke 14:12-14 Simplicity If Jesus were here and now, using our language, he would probably have a lot to say about the out-of-control ego, that rampant me-first monster that creates all evil in the world. He describes it with other words, as does St Paul in his letter. The spiritual life is […]
Sunday 30 October
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 11:22-12:2, Ps.145, 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2, Luke 19:1-10 Zacchaeus and Jesus We pause with the beautiful words from Wisdom: ‘You spare all things because all things are yours, Lord, lover of life, you whose imperishable spirit is in us all.’ Then we move on to Luke and become like Zacchaeus, […]
Saturday 29 October
Philippians 1:18-26, Ps.42, Luke 14:1,7-11 The right place at table Jesus chose his teachings well. At a meal in the house of a leading Pharisee, he talked about people who wanted places of honour. I’ll bet that gave them indigestion. Compare this with St Paul’s writing to the Philippians. Paul was so in love with […]
Friday 21 October
Ephesians 4:1-6, Ps.24, Luke 12:54-59 The everywhere of Jesus Paul was a prisoner when he made the statement, “I, prisoner in the Lord… ” But the word ‘in’ suggests he was saying he had his being in Christ Jesus. Was he exaggerating? I think not. In the introduction to the John gospel, we see Jesus […]
Sunday 2 October
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Habakkuk 1:2-3, 2:2-4, Ps.95, 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14, Luke 17:5-10 Walking the way of Jesus Today’s gospel reminds us that our Lord not only preached the way of the servant, he lived it. He demonstrated that we do not become poor by giving. We become poor by not giving. If […]
Marist Profiles
The simplicity and humility that marked his life was never dented, even when as a remarkably successful farmer
Thursday 29 September
Sts Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Archangels Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14, Ps 118, John 1:47-51 Tears In these readings the disciple sees what it is to cross over into the life of God. Words break, straining to capture the inner life of God. Images take precedence over words. Daniel calls these night visions. The light of God […]
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