Tag Archive for ‘ministry’
Friday 19 September
1 Cor 15: 12-20; Psalm 17; Luke 8: 1-3 All sorts There was variety among the apostles … four fishermen, a tax collector, a terrorist, a couple of the Lord’s cousins. There was a similar variety among the women whom the Lord drew into ministry. The Magdalene had been a deeply wounded woman. Joanna was […]
Tuesday 2 September
1 Corinthians 2: 10-16; Psalm 145; Luke 4: 31-37 Spiritual Warfare The Lord Jesus engaged in spiritual warfare throughout his public ministry. Satan tempted him in the desert and Jesus overcame him. The Lord defeated Satan many times in the course of his public ministry when he drove demons from suffering people. He recognized his […]
Monday 12 May
Acts:11:1-18, Ps 42, John 10:11-18 I will lay down my life says the Good Shepherd Archbishop Oscar Romero looked at the body of the young priest that he had mentored and said: “When I looked at Rutilio lying there dead, I thought: if they killed him for doing what he did, then I too have […]
Wednesday 25 September
Ezra 9:5-9, Canticle of Tobit, Luke 9: 1-6 Travelling lights These strange instructions for the twofold apostolic ministry would not fit into a modern manual – no food or money, and minimum clothing. The unmistakable message is that pure, raw faith operates for good only when we are prepared to make room for God – […]
Wednesday 11 September
Colossians 3: 1-11, Psalm 145, Luke 6: 20-26 As long as they’re happy In this early part of His teaching ministry, Jesus makes it clear that being His disciple does not mean happiness in this life. He promises instead inestimable rewards in His eternal kingdom. Short term earthly happiness cannot be a substitute for this. […]
Water
In New Zealand water plays a large part in our lives and we are never short of it. We are a coastal people and live never far from the coast. Even for those living inland rivers and lakes are there for enjoyment and the necessities of life. Our ancestors travelled many miles to this, our […]
Talking about spirituality today – 8 – Ministry and Leisure
Five Gospel Loves: Ministry and Leisure We have discussed self-acceptance/self-denial and prayer/humour. We come to the third Gospel love – ministry and leisure. Ministry ‘Ministry’ is used here not to describe those with public roles in the Church’s life – priests, religious or ‘lay’ ministers. The word denotes the other side of the universal call […]
Sea Sunday – 14 July 2013 – Life at Sea
by Kevin Head sm The Apostleship of the Sea (Inc) New Zealand Away from family and friends for many months at a time, working long hours and navigating some of the world’s most dangerous stretches of ocean, seafaring can be a tough, lonely and hazardous career. Piracy, shipwreck, abandonment and separation from loved ones are […]
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