Tag Archive for ‘life’
Freddie, Goodbye and God Bless
“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery, 1900-1944. French writer, poet and pioneering aviator. The Little Prince Our foster home arrangement was considered a “short-term” home which meant that […]
Friday 31 October
Philippians 1:1-11; Ps 111; Luke 14:1-6 The wonders God does We are unlikely to witness the kind of miracle cure recorded in today’s Gospel. Yet we need to have our eyes open to the wonders God does in our daily lives – the miracle of ongoing life itself, for example, should prompt a prayer of […]
Friday 24 October
Ephesians 4:1-6; Ps 24; Luke 12:54-59 Living selflessly Jesus seems to be saying that ‘the signs of the times’ are so obvious that we must be stupid not to understand what’s going on in the world. Many of the world’s ills stem from failure to adhere to the Lord’s teachings and values – obvious to […]
Wednesday 22 October
Ephesians 3:2-12; Canticle: Isaiah 12:2-6; Luke 12:39-48 God’s chosen The ‘infinite treasure of Christ’ has been entrusted to us. Much is expected of us because we have been chosen to be the Good News of God’s love in our part of the world. We need to ‘stand ready’ because we are only one heartbeat away […]
Thursday 9 October
Galatians 3:1-5; Benedictus [Luke 1:68-79]; Luke 11:5-13 Praying changes us “Success” in our prayer life is to be found in our persistence, in our turning up to be in God’s presence, dry and dull as our prayer may be. It’s been well said that our prayer does not change God; it changes us. Imperceptibly yet […]
Wednesday 8 October
Galatians 2:1-2, 7-14; Ps 117; Luke 11:1-4 Perseverance is the key Each in our own way, we are to live the Good News in such a way that the part of the world in which we live is a better place for our being there. Living the Good News, being the Good News of God’s […]
A Poem for the SMSM
“From them to us there is a long history, A history of light and shadow With times of growth, Times of patience, And endurance in faith” (SMSM Constitutions – Prologue) ————————————————————– One hundred and fifty years ago … You farewelled your parents, your families, your homelands, to serve God through Mary in the faraway isles […]
The Little Blue Dove
The small dove was no ordinary bird. For one thing it was blue in colour and had a yellow wing. In fact most people would never have picked it as being a dove, if it wasn’t for the red childlike printing above the bird that announced this was in fact what it was. To further […]
Friday 26 September
Eccles 3: 1-11; Psalm 144; Luke 9: 18-22 It’s different today. Jesus had every reason to instruct his closest associates not to reveal his identity. It would have been only too easy for the people of that time and place, given their political expectations, to misunderstand his mission and put it in jeopardy. Today it’s […]
Saturday 20 September
Sts andrew taegon, paul chong hasang & companions 1 Cor 15: 35-37, 42-49; Psalm 56; Luke 8: 4-15 Word of God In its widest sense ‘Word of God’ means God’s revelation to us. God speaks his Word in many ways … through nature, through the stuff of daily life, through the Bible, through the Liturgy, […]
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