Tag Archive for ‘religious’
Tuesday 21 June
St. Aloysius Gonzaga, RELIGIOUS 2 Kings 19:9-11, 14-21, 31-36; Ps. 48; Matthew 7:6, 12-14 Lord have mercy The Assyrians besiege Jerusalem. King Hezekiah of Judah prays to God to save Judah. God hears his humble and desperate prayer. The prophet Isaiah tells the king the city will be spared and the Assyrians will be defeated. […]
Friday 27 May
1 Peter 4:7-13, Ps 96, Mark 11:11-26 See, judge, act Jerusalem was a centre of religious and commercial power. Jesus had visited the city and temple a day earlier and seen the financial deals being done. He intentionally returned to upset their activities. This is the only recorded time that Jesus was physically angry. He […]
Monday 23 May
Eighth Week in Ordinary Time 1 Peter 1:3-9, Ps 111, Mark 10:17-27 Jesus looked We each have ‘riches,’ habits and certainties. Jesus asks the young man to give up everything. The young man has led a good life. Yet there is something that he still remains attached too. He just can’t do it. This gospel […]
Monday 29 February
2 Kings 5:1-15, Ps.42, Luke 4:24-30 God Has No Favourites It may come as a surprise to some religious people, as it certainly did to the Jewish congregation in today’s Gospel, that God has no favourites! God loves every single human being equally, whether they’re Christian or not, believer or atheist, and desires everyone to […]
Tuesday 9 February
1 Kgs.8:22-23, 27-30, Ps.84, Mark 7:1-13 The Golden Rule A legalistic mind-set is like a prison. The legalist is fixated on the rule and its strict observance. He cannot see the wood for the trees. The legalist, like the Scribes and Pharisees, has forgotten that every religious rule is a sub-rule of the Golden Rule […]
Monday 14th December
St John of the Cross [M] Num 24:2-7, 15-17 many neighbours of Israel see God speaks to them. Balaam has a glimpse but does not know God. Who am I like? Mt 21:23-27 even priests and elders who claim to be religious are deprived of the knowledge of God. They hear but do not understand. […]
Sunday 22 November
Christ the King Ps 93; Daniel 7:13-14; Revelations 1:5-8; John 18:33-37 Jesus, King of the Universe An interesting conversation between Jesus and Pilate. “Are you the king of The Jews?…My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would be fighting to keep me from being […]
Friday 20 November
Cant. 1Chronocles 29: 10-12 1Maccabees 4:36-37,52-59; Luke19:45-48 Church amongst us Jesus was angry so he drives out those using the temple as a market place. The temple was a place of worship, not to be used as a market or for those practicing usury. Our temples are wherever mass is celebrated. We are fortunate to […]
Wednesday 4 November
St Charles Borromeo Ps 112; Romans 13:8-10; Luke 14:25-33 Pray for vocations Jesus says – “those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.” To do what Jesus asks is sometimes difficult enough for us. It must be difficult for people to choose to follow Jesus through becoming a […]
Antarctic – New Zealand Catholic Chaplaincy to End
The National Science Foundation, which manages the U.S. Antarctic Programme, has announced that a steady decline in church-going at U.S. Antarctic stations means the Programme can no longer support the services of Catholic Priests through New Zealand’s Catholic Diocese of Christchurch’s Antarctic Chaplaincy Programme. The Diocese has been informed that McMurdo Station will continue to […]
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