Tag Archive for ‘faith’
On Carpe Diem, Ecumenism and Social Media
CHRISTIAN MEANING OF ‘CARPE DIEM’ 27 January 2013 (VIS) – “Each moment can be the auspicious ‘today’ of our conversion. Each day can be the salvific ‘today’ because salvation is a continuous story for the Church and for each of Christ’s disciples. This is the Christian meaning of ‘carpe diem’; seize the day that God […]
Faith isn’t faith until it’s all you’re hanging onto
Back in the 1980s, in the lounge room of my Mum’s modest little apartment, there was a cheap framed print depicting a kitten clinging onto the outside of a wicker basket by his front claws. Below him was a void. He was probably too young to know that cats always land on all fours. Well, […]
St Joseph and the Three Ps
In early October 2012 the Church marked the 50th anniversary of the start of the Second Vatican Council. The occasion saw the publishing of a number of books about that Council and a reviewer in the London Tablet suggested that those interested would do well to read the Council Documents again before tackling anything else […]
Thursday 21 February
Esther 4:17, Ps.138, Matthew 7:7-12 Trust in the Lord Today’s first reading comes from the book of Esther. Esther was a Jewess, married to King Ahasuerus. The king, inflamed by his advisers, intended to massacre all his Jewish subjects and only Esther could speak to him on their behalf. The king was very angry and […]
Monday 11 February
Genesis 1:1-19, Ps.104, Mark 6:53-56 Our Earth We live surrounded by beauty. Even here in Christchurch, where so much is broken and destroyed, wildflowers bloom in the rubble. The trees stand green and stately. The mountains and the hills remain and the sun shines brightly. Surely all this intricate beauty points to a creator. To […]
Sunday 10 February
FIFTH sunday in ordinary time Isaiah 6:1-8, Ps.138, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke 5:1-11 Here I am Lord, send me Isaiah, St. Paul and St. Peter were all certain of one thing, their own weakness and unworthiness. In spite of this they were prepared to step out in faith and allow God to use them. It […]
What drives your faith?
From ancient times to the present day most religious worship throughout the world is based on fear… terror of a wrathful deity who demands sacrifice to appease him. In the Old Testament times the widespread worship of Baal required that parents sacrifice their first-born child to gain his favour. The Old Testament turned around this […]
Thursday 31 January
St John Bosco, Priest Hebrews 10: 19-25; Ps 24: 1-6; Mark 4: 21-25 Nothing kept secret We are called to be ‘sincere in heart and filled with faith’; ‘free from any trace of bad conscience’. Oscar Wilde wrote: ‘I forgot that every little action of the common day makes or unmakes character and that, therefore, […]
Tuesday 22 January
Hebrews 6:10-20; Ps 111: 1-2.4-5.9.10c; Mark 2: 23-28 An anchor for our soul God’s promise to Abraham, our father in faith, has been renewed in Christ’s sacrifice, for all people of all time. Today’s Psalm assures us that the Lord is not only compassion and love, but he ‘keeps his covenant ever in mind’. This […]
Friday 18 January
Hebrews 4:1-5.11; Ps 78:3.4bc.6c-8; Mark 2:1-12 Your sins are forgiven Those who saw the paralysed man cured ‘had never seen anything like this’. The paralytic’s healing was a demonstration of Jesus’ authority to forgive sins. The Lord sees our faith and forgives us if we ask him to do so. We take comfort in the […]
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