Tag Archive for ‘mission’
New mission in Brownsville, Texas
Fr Tony OConnor sm has taken up a new mission among the Hispanic poeples of Brownsville. He sent us an account of the following incident. About three weeks ago, a young lass large with child came in saying that she was due on the 11th of February but that her baby had physical brain defects […]
Thursday 20 March
Jeremiah 17:5-10, Ps 1, Luke 16:19-31 Our mission “We only continue the mission of Christ when we get involved in the lives of the poor, when we reach out to them in their pain, when we try to meet their needs. This cannot happen if we separate ourselves from the poor. “The human person in […]
Reflections on Marist Spirtuality (1)
Fr Denis Mahony, who died last year, presented these Reflections on Marist Spirituality at Marist Training Centre in Tutu, Fiji. They were published in Tutu – Another Way, written by Adele M.E. Jones with Michael McVerry sm, and published in 2012, and are reprinted with permission. Mary’s dream Two hundred years ago Mary shared her […]
Saturday 30 November
St Andrew Rom 10: 9-18, Ps 19A, Matthew 4:18-22 We are called to take part in the New Evangelisation. But they will not ask Jesus’ help unless they believe in him, and they will not believe unless they have heard of him, and they will not hear unless they have a preacher, and they will […]
Tuesday 12 November
St Josaphat Wisdom 2:23-3:9, Ps 34, Luke 17:7-10 Josaphat was a servant of the Lord who dedicated his life to healing the split between the Orthodox and Catholic Church. In his life as a bishop and martyr he found himself put to the test: yet he was faithful in his mission as a preacher, as […]
Thursday 7 November
Rom 14:7-12, Ps 27, Luke 15:1-10 Lost and found We know the experience of losing what is precious to us: even simple things like a beloved animal, or [the ever necessary] money: and we know the experience of joy when we find the animal, or the money we have lost. Imagine then the sorrow of […]
Tuesday 5 November
Rom 12:5-16, Ps 131, Luke 14:15-24 Engaging our gifts There is to be no unemployed or disengaged member in the body of Christ. Each of us has been given a gift to build up the Body, and each of us has been issued an invitation to partake at the Lord’s Table. Our gifts differ, according […]
Monday 14 October
Romans 1:1-7, Psalm 98, Luke 11:29-32 “Through Jesus Christ we received grace and our apostolic mission.” We often hear about mission statements. In the Cenacle Sisters’ mission statement we say: “We companion people on their faith journey in the midst of life.” How do you express your mission statement? How do you use the natural […]
A Life of Grace and Adventure
Life as a Divine Word Missionary has been filled with grace and adventure for Fr Henry Adler SVD – a life devoted to proclaiming God’s love and to walking with people of different cultures and faiths, especially those who are struggling at the margins of society. Growing up with both German and Polish cultures in […]
Mission: A Life-Giving Prayer
October is Mission Month. Reason shows that among the factors that led to this is the fact that October is one month in a year that celebrates a list of saints and angels in the Liturgical Calendar who excel in missionary dedication. The month opens with the feast of St Therese of the Child Jesus, […]
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