Tag Archive for ‘sin’
September Crossword
Solution for August Across: 1 Breadth, 5 Adept, 8 Blasphemy, 9 Imp, 10 Ebony, 12 Insects, 13 Hit the jackpot, 15 Soutane, 17 Ogles, 19 Orb, 20 Spiritual, 22 Kyrie, 23 Syringe. Down: 1 Bible, 2 Era, 3 Diptych, 4 Heebie-jeebies, 5 Abyss, 6 Episcopal, 7 Typeset, 11 Outnumber, 13 Hassock, 14 Crosier, 16 Aisle, […]
Monday 27 August
St Monica 2 Thess. 1:1-5, 11-12; Psalm 69; Matthew 23: 13-22 Oh oh hypocrite alert. One of the biggest challenges to our institutional church is the label of hypocrisy. Our history and present is littered with the occasions where we have professed something and done the opposite, wounding others, at times irrevocably. Hypocrisy prevents others […]
Thursday 9 August
Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51; Matthew 16:13-23 Who do you say I am? Human beings are complex. We are all the sum total of our genetic structures, our life experiences, personalities, the parenting we received, our cultural and religious backgrounds. Each of us is a blend of dark and light, sin and grace, humanity and divinity, […]
Wednesday 20 June
2 Kings 2:1,6-14, Psalm 31, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18. Conspicuous piety Why is pride considered a serious sin? Surely there’s no harm in feeling pleasure in what we do. But that’s not what Jesus means. He’s talking about people who want to be seen as holy, people who are so full of the image they’ve made […]
This Sin Business
When I read the church fathers’ teaching about sin, I acknowledge the principles but interpret them a different way. Many women do this because feminine spirituality tends to be a little different, although complementary to the male model. Our spiritual paths are shaped by our biological roles. Most men achieve spiritual growth through information and […]
Thursday 24 May
MARY, HELP OF CHRISTIANS James 5:1-6; Psalm 49; Mark 9:41-50 Poor in spirit A recent Oxfam report shows 1% of the NZ population owns 28% of the wealth and the poorest 30% own just 1% – and the inequality is still growing. James reminds us that riches gained unjustly will bring us condemnation. Jesus points […]
Friday 30 March
GOOD FRIDAY CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S PASSION Isaiah 52:13–53:12; Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25; Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42 In you, Lord, I take refuge In the celebration of the Lord’s passion and death, the Church celebrates the definitive defeat of sin and death which had imprisoned creation since the Fall. The key that […]
Wednesday 28 March
Isaiah 50:4-9; Psalm 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; Matthew 26:14-25 ‘Not I, Rabbi, surely?’ Jesus was betrayed by Judas’ greed and malice; and Peter’s pride and weakness. Like them, we, too, are vulnerable to temptations. In his passion, Jesus entered into the mystery of our sinfulness and our dying – the bitter fruits of original sin […]
Wednesday 21 March
Daniel 3:14-20, 24-25, 28; Canticle of Daniel 3:52-56; John 8:31-42 Make my word your home The three young men in the fiery furnace entrusted themselves to the God of Israel’s protection and are saved. In the Gospel, the crowd claimss Abraham and God as their father, yet reject Jesus as the Son of the Father. […]
Friday 16 March
Wisdom 2:1,12-22; Psalm 34:16, 18, 19-21, 23; John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 It was he who sent me As Lent deepens, the struggle between good (virtue) and evil (sin) comes into the open. In the reading from Wisdom, evil forces lie in wait to strike down those who live virtuously. Jesus – who embodies the wisdom […]
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