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A Silver Lining to a Cloud of Grief
The pragmatic lens through which an adolescent boy looks is very narrow and has room only for himself. The pragmatic lens through which a mature adult man looks can incorporate the idea of doing things for others. — Celia Lashlie,He’ll Be OK, Growing Gorgeous Boys into Good Men They say when one door closes, another […]
Tuesday 29 January
Hebrews 10:1-10; Psalms 39 (40):2, 4, 7-8, 10, 11; Mark 3:31-35 Family My brother and sister and mother. When we have faith in Jesus and follow him and do the will of the Father, there is a bond between us and Jesus. Such a bond is so close and intimate that family take second place. […]
Saturday 29 December
1 John 2:3-11; Psalm 95 (96):1-3, 5-6; Luke 2:22-35 To recognise Jesus When Hannah brought Samuel to the sanctuary of the temple to present him to God, she was greeted by the aged Eli. So, too, when his faithful Jewish parents present Jesus there, they are greeted by the aged Simeon and Anna. Guided by […]
The Afterlife
The limits of human knowledge On my computer I have images of galaxies in deep space captured by the Hubble telescope in its orbit around the earth. I’m stunned by their beauty and complexity. Even more than that I’m amazed that only 5% of our universe is accessible to us; according to astrophysicists about 95% […]
Saturday 13 October
Galatians 3:22-29; Psalm 105; Luke 11:27-28 Hearing the Word and Keeping It Jesus is not an easy person to praise. The woman who calls out in today’s Gospel is implicitly acknowledging how good he is, by praising his mother – and in the culture of the time (as today) that is very high praise indeed. […]
Tuesday 18 September
1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27-31; Psalm 100; Luke 7:11-17 God in our midst Nain, a small town, about 13 kms southeast of Nazareth, is the setting for a beautiful display of compassion and God’s power by Jesus. The young, dead man was his mother’s only son, she was a widow. Her future therefore bleak. “I tell […]
Saturday 8 September
Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary Micah 5:1-4; Psalm 13; Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23 Saying yes to God Mary’s whole life is a perfect example of an Israelite who hears the word of God and responds to that word. We heard that dramatically in our Gospel. To be able to say “yes”, she must […]
Wednesday 15 August
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Patronal Feast for Aotearoa, New Zealand Apoc 11:19;12:1-6,10; Psalm 45B; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26; Luke 1:39-56 The call to set out Mary the young, pregnant unmarried woman. Mary the Visitor. Mary the life giver. Mary the lover. Mary the first disciple. Mary the faithful one. Mary the refugee. Mary the […]
Wednesday 25 July
St James, Apostle 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Psalm 126; Matthew 20:20-28 You are My disciple What a wonderful example of how to deal with difficult people Jesus gives us today in Matthew's gospel! When the sons of Zebedee wanting preferential treatment, get their mother to ask on their behalf, Jesus calls them to himself. He brings […]
Can You Bear It?
A hundred-year-old opal miner died recently in Coober Pedy. He was asked on his last birthday earlier this year his secret to longevity and he said that for the past 50 years he has sprinkled a little gunpowder on his Weetbix each morning. He left behind 8 children, 21 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and a five […]
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