Tag Archive for ‘life’
Friday 14 August
ST MAXIMILLIAN KOLBE, PRIEST. Joshua 24:1-13; Ps 136; Matthew 19:3-12 Trust in God’s plan By taking us back to God’s original plan for people, Jesus reminds us our lives belong to God. Divorce and adultery are not part of that plan. Rather, his intention is that we live as married couples or alone – whether […]
Monday 10 August
ST LAWRENCE, DM 2Corinthians 9:6-10; Ps 111; John 12:24-26 Grow into God’s will Christ’s message is for everyone – people from all over the world are included in his invitation to come to the Father through him. His willing sacrifice through his own death provides the environment for us to cast off our sins and […]
Sunday 9 August
1Kings 19:4-8; Ps 34 Ephesians 4:30-5:2; John 6:41-51 The Living Bread The Jews were confused – what did Jesus mean when he said he was the living bread that could give them eternal life? It sounded very strange and wrong to them. But (as Pope Francis pointed out recently), people have another hunger for life, […]
Friday 7 August
Deuteronomy 4:32-40; Ps 77; Matthew 16: 24-28 Give up your life to save it Just as we make sacrifices to satisfy our special goals – maybe homeownership, a holiday, a good exam result, a family event, Jesus points out we need to make sacrifices to gain eternal life. We need to pay attention to our […]
Sunday 2 August
Exodus 16:2-4,12-15; Ps 78; Ephesians 4:17,20-24; John 6:24-35 Bread of Life There are probably numerous sorts of hunger. We eat meals at various times of the day to satisfy our physical craving for food. There is also spiritual hunger, and because he was fully human, Jesus realised the depths we plumb when we experience spiritual […]
Wednesday 22 July
St Mary Magdalene Exodus 16:1-5,9-15, Psalm 78, Matthew 13:1-9 The Sower This parable was a favourite when I was young, mainly because I considered myself to be the patch of fertile ground. It was a while before I recognized the other areas in my life, longer still before I understood that the sower keeps on […]
Monday 13 July
Exodus 1:8-14, 22, Psalm 124, Matthew 10:34-11:1 Following Jesus If today’s gospel seems a little harsh, we should remember the Aramaic custom of using exaggeration for emphasis. Jesus is not literally coming with a sword. He is saying: Listen! This is important! I’m telling you how my father’s kingdom works! Admittedly, I wasn’t too keen […]
Thursday 9 July
Genesis 44:18-21,23-29; 45:1-5, Psalm105, Matthew 10:7-15 God of the wilderness The story of Joseph is one of the great Biblical sagas, and it follows a familiar pattern: young man in exile, life in danger, labours in a lowly position, becomes successful through faith and hard work. Joseph’s father Jacob has such a story. So did […]
Monday 6 July
Genesis 28:10-22, Psalm 91, Matthew 9: 18-26 The Lord is in this place. Jacob was on the run. He stole his brother’s birthright and his brother wanted to kill him. So it was a weary, frightened man who went to sleep in the wilderness, and what happened? God happened. In this lonely state in a […]
Marriage Five Years On
Letter to a married couple on the 5th anniversary of their wedding Dear John and Mary, congratulations on 5 years of married life. It seems only yesterday that we gathered so joyfully for your wedding and now, 2 children later, Thomas and Rebecca, a few grey hairs and you are still smiling and talking to […]
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