Tag Archive for ‘life’
A School for Prayer (24) – Spiritual Guidance (3 of 3)
The ancient tradition of the spiritual life By Fr Craig Larkin SM, 1943 – 2015 What does the disciple need to do? 1. The disciple should search carefully for a spiritual father St Symeon the New Theologian says that there are two ways of finding the energy of the Spirit that we received in Baptism: […]
Saturday 20 July
Exodus 12:37-42; Psalm 136; Matthew 12:14-21 The bruised reed “…The bruised reed he will not break, and the flickering flame he will not quench…” What beautiful words from the prophet Isaiah and how beautifully they are embodied in the ministry of Jesus. When I am estranged from others through quarrels, or through anger or resentment, […]
A School for Prayer (23)
Spiritual Guidance (2 of 5) The ancient tradition of the spiritual life By Fr Craig Larkin SM, 1943 – 2015 The ‘Abba’ in the Desert Tradition From the beginning, the ministry of spiritual accompaniment or guidance belonged not to the hierarchic organization of the Church, but to the prophetic or “charismatic” part of the Church. […]
The Mind of Christ, the Mass and You – Part 1 of 2
An approach to deepen our participation Let this mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus Philippians 2:5 In that scripture text we find expressed the drive towards the fullness of life of the Christian; what growth in the Christian life seeks to achieve. In this article I want to look at our challenge […]
Monday 1 July
Genesis 18:16-33; Psalm 103; Matthew 8:18-22 Single-heartedness To share in the very life of Jesus requires a growing single-heartedness, not least because Jesus himself is a wanderer who begins each day from different starting points. He has ‘nowhere to lay his head,’ preferring instead to go where the Spirit leads him – that is part […]
Saturday 29 June
SAINTS PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES Acts 12:1-11; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18; Psalm 34; Matthew 16:13-19 You are the Christ Each one of us has a unique relationship with Jesus. At various times of our life, he is, perhaps, our friend and companion in prayer, our source of strength or forgiveness or primarily our redeemer and […]
Thursday 27 June
Genesis 16:1-12, 15-16; Psalm 106; Matthew 7:21-29 Authority It was because he spoke with authority that Jesus’ teachings made a deep impression. We understand that Jesus had authority given him by the Father. He had made that authority his own. Each one of us is given authority by God to make choices about our behaviours […]
Saturday 8 June
Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Psalm 11; John 21:20-25 The liturgical year Today marks the end of another season of the liturgical year. In our readings today, Luke concludes his writing of the Acts of the Apostles with brief comments about St Paul’s life in Rome and John signs off from his gospel with some personal reflections […]
Tuesday 4 June
SEVENTH WEEK OF EASTER Acts 20:17-38; Psalm 68; John 17:1-11 Eternal life Do you wonder about what follows death, what heaven may be like? In today’s gospel reading, Jesus tells us about our eternal destiny. For those whom the Father has entrusted to him, he says, there will be eternal life. And here is what […]
MM 50 Years Ago
Tourists will create problems for a Mission An element that is going to change the pattern of Catholic life near this station of Wairiki is the proposed hotel that is to be erected by Travelodge, the mighty American company. Such places always attract a group of camp followers who generally upset the tenor of life […]
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