Tag Archive for ‘prayer’
Breathing Beyond Here and Now
We do pick and choose our news and what interests us, and to be fair, there is only so much we can take in.
A Catholic Perspective on Mindfulness
There is no fear that our praying with the Word will turn us all into mystics or that evangelising the parish will ghetto-ize us.
Monday 18 September
1 Timothy 2:1-8, Psalm 28, Luke 7:1-10 Humble souls What part does prayer play in my faith life? Do I just shoot off a few petitionary prayers to heaven when something goes wrong? Am I stuck in my daily reflections on the Word, not getting anything out of them? Do I find the liturgy of […]
Tuesday 5 September
1 Thessalonians 5:1-6,9-11, Psalm 27,Luke 4:31-37 Knowing my pride It is a life-time’s work to unseat the power of pride in my life. Jesus Christ knows about my pride. He was fully human but chose not to have his love tainted by pride. St. Paul points out that pride can sneak up on me. He […]
A School for Prayer (3)
Jesus at Prayer By Fr Craig Larkin sm, 1943 – 2015 Some first ideas Jesus spoke very little about prayer: much less than spiritual writers after him have done. But he brought about a radical change in the understanding of prayer. Jesus changed the Jewish understanding of prayer, and left a radically different model for […]
September Crossword
Solution for August Across: 1 Rose, 3 Disciple, 9 Conquer, 10 Nones, 11 Supreme Being, 13 Nosing, 15 Teresa, 17 Santa Barbara, 20 Otter, 21 Ostrich, 22 Theology, 23 Lens. Down: 1 Recusant, 2 Sunup, 4 Israel, 5 Concelebrate, 6 Penance, 7 East, 8 Supernatural, 12 Caiaphas, 14 Startle, 16 Oblong, 18 Amice, 19 […]
Thursday 17 August
Joshua 3:7-11, 13-17; Psalm 114; Matthew 18:21-19:1 Forgiving with the heart Today’s prayer has to be ‘The Lord’s Prayer’, the one that anchors forgiveness firmly as my personal responsibility. Forgive us our trespasses, we pray, as we forgive those who trespass against us. The wisdom of Jesus in giving us that prayer touches a very […]
Wednesday 9 August
Numbers 13:1-2, 25-14:1, 26-29, 34-35; Psalm 106; Matthew 15:21-28 Bothering Jesus A mother is desperate to help her daughter and believes Jesus can help. She will not take ‘no’ for an answer and doesn’t back off when she’s ignored. Her persistence pays off. Pleading for another, despite rebuke and ridicule, shows great love and generosity. […]
A great friend! One whose love never falters for us
God the Holy Spirit To be loved is the greatest need of the human heart. Human beings, however, are sometimes changeable. Have you ever felt let down in a difficult situation by the response of a friend whose love you cherished? The one whose love for each of us is quite unchangeable is God. As […]
A School for Prayer (2)
The human person in Christ By Fr Craig Larkin sm, 1943 – 2015 A spiritual life To live a spiritual life is to live as children of God through the indwelling of the Spirit. The Spirit lives in us through the theological virtues; through the moral virtues; through the gifts and fruits of the Spirit; […]
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