Tag Archive for ‘faith’
Feelings
We’re told that love of God is not so much a matter of feelings but a continuing act of will. Feelings in your relationship with God are the icing on the cake. That may be true, but I want to have my cake with icing on it. It takes a lot of willpower to love […]
Emeritus Pope Benedict’s last WCD Message
47th World Communications Day 12 May 2013 “Social Networks: portals of truth and faith; new spaces for evangelization.” Message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI delivered in January 2013 Dear Brothers and Sisters, As the 2013 World Communications Day draws near, I would like to offer you some reflections on an increasingly important reality regarding […]
Monday 29 April
St Peter Chanel Acts 13:44-52, Ps 96, John 15:12-17 The Advocate Jesus promised the Holy Spirit, and he came to them at Pentecost. That same Holy Spirit told Paul that the cripple had enough faith to be cured, and enabled Paul to cure him. Yet Paul found it difficult to convince the crowd that he […]
Thursday 18 April
Acts 8:26-40, Ps 66, John 6:44-51 Bread of life Jesus is insisting again in this gospel passage that he is the bread of life. It must have been difficult for his listeners to accept. We understand now that he was describing the Eucharist, where bread becomes his body. We take the transubstantiation on faith. But […]
Saturday 6 April
Acts 4:13-21, Ps 118, Mark 16:9-15 About faith Mark’s version of post-resurrection events shows how much difficulty Jesus’ friends had in believing he had risen. We, on the other hand, have scripture and tradition to call upon. We were given the gift of faith at our baptism. So we should believe. Yet I sometimes doubt. […]
Benedict’s Resignation Speech in full
VIS 11/02/2013 “I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are […]
Easter Sunday 31 March
Psalm 118, Acts 10:34-43,Col 3:1-14 John 20:1-9 At the centre It has been calculated that the eighth verse of Psalm 118 lies at the very centre of the Bible. Everything in Scripture that comes before this verse and everything that comes after it illumines the fact that it is better to take refuge in […]
Tuesday 26 March
Psalm 71, Isaiah 49:1-6, John 13:21-23,36-38 God, our help and hope Psalm 71 is the testimony of a mature adult believer. He looks back on his youthful years and declares God’s faithfulness. He looks forward to advancing years and declares his unshakeable trust in God. His faith is strong, even though his physical strength is […]
Saturday 23 March
Canticle Jer 31:10-13, Ezekiel 37:21-28 John 11:45-56, A choice to make Life and death, faith and fear, hope and dread all swirl together at the conclusion of the account of Lazarus’ death and return to life. Many of the Jews who witness the man’s amazing resurrection put their faith in Jesus. They have seen the […]
Thinking for yourself
Most of the pieces I write for the Marist Messenger are sharing with you all the thoughts that have been going through my own mind. It’s only in these later years of my life that I have given much mind to philosophy and puzzling about spiritual truths and mysteries. In the earlier years of […]
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