Tag Archive for ‘self’
Sunday 27 November
1st Sunday of Advent Isaiah 2:1-5; Ps 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44 A new season Today marks the beginning of a new season, a call to awareness of what is coming. Isaiah foretells the coming of Christ, Paul and Jesus talk about the second coming. Whichever you prefer, it should be a cause for new […]
Tuesday 19 July
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 85; Matthew 12:46-50 The Trinity of God, self and others In a spiritual sense, we have a richness of family. Brothers and sisters in faith. Abraham, our father in faith. Our Lord – friend, brother, son of the Father; the Holy Family itself; our communities of faith; all those we love; […]
Tuesday 17 May
James 4:1-10, Ps.55, Mark 9:30-37 Embrace the child Jesus’ message is the antithesis of individualism, ruthless capitalism, indifference, consumerism, inflated status and self promotion. He asks us to reprioritise our values and goals. He invites us to put others first and to serve. He asks us to welcome the little and the vulnerable. Start with […]
Friday 15 January
1 Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22; Ps 89; Mark 2:1-12 Your sins are forgiven Towards the end of Samuel’s life, the Israelites rejected God from ruling over them. They thought they knew best. That’s what sin is, really. Rejecting God, choosing self above others, because we know best … and yet, when we come to our senses, […]
Tuesday 10 November
St Leo the Great Ps 34; Wisdom 2:23-3:9; Luke 17:7-10 Self sacrifice The servant who had finished a hard day’s labour, rather than rest, was ordered to prepare a meal for the master. It seems unfair on the servant who no doubt is hungry. But the faithful servant does what the master requests. Are there […]
Sunday 8 November
Ps 146; 1Kings 17:10-16; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44 Tolerance Jesus compares the ostentatious giving of the rich to that of the widow. “They have all contributed from their surplus wealth but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood.” Jesus praises the widow’s action but does not condemn the wealthy. Do […]
Lessons for life
Take charge of events before they take charge of you Don’t look back except to say: “It was fun while it lasted. Wasn’t I lucky to have it. You can have it back Lord” It’s not a question of “CAN I do it? The question is “HOW will I to do it?” If […]
Friday 25 July
St James, Apostle Corinthians 4:7-15; Ps 126; Matthew 20:20-28 Humility James and John were the sons of Zebedee and Salome. Was Salome an ambitious mother? She wanted her sons to sit on Jesus’s right and left. Jesus reminded her that first shall be last and vice versa. Thomas a Kempis has this thought for us […]
Sunday 22 June
The Body & Blood of Christ Deuteronomy 8: 2-3,14-16, Ps. 147B, 1 Corinthians 10: 16-17, John 6: 51-58 Eating the living Person Am I a Eucharistic person? Sometimes it is hard to love the mystery of Jesus being bodily present in Holy Communion. Loving the Mass that we wrap around the Eucharist is easier and […]
Friday 13 June
St. Anthony of Padua 1 Kings19: 9,11-16, Ps. 27,Matthew 5:27-32 Sin and sinfulness Today is a day to reflect and realise that God sees all, not just the sin that is obvious in my behaviour. God sees the roots of sin. So often we do not see them because pride clouds our self-reflection and often […]
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