Tag Archive for ‘faith’
Tuesday 24 April
Acts 7:51-8:1 or Acts 9:19b-31; Ps 31; John 6:30-35 Beware pagan hearts I ask for the faith and courage to let Stephen’s opening words in today’s first reading sink into me: “You stubborn people, with your pagan hearts and pagan ears, always resisting the Holy Spirit.”
Wednesday 18 April
Acts 5:17-26 or Acts 7:2-53; Ps 34; John 3:16-21 Taste and see Not only are we to be people of faith but also of hope. Hope is a passion for what is possible. As a person of faith, what are my hopes? God is bigger and broader than anything human and so, if my hopes […]
Sunday 15 April
2nd Sunday of Easter Acts 4:32-35; Ps 118; 1John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31 My world-view In John’s First Letter we hear, “this is the victory over the world – our faith.” How does my view of the world hamper my faith? Conversely, how might my faith further enrich my world-view?!
Thursday 12 April
Easter Octave Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8; Luke 24:35-48 Our ancestors in faith “The God of our ancestors has glorified his servant Jesus.” Dwell for a moment on the faith of your own ancestors or ‘significant others.’ When did they give their greatest glory to God? Also, is there any adverse memory of them that it […]
Tuesday 10 April
Easter Octave Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33; John 20:11-18 Magdalen’s path “Mary stayed outside… she stooped to look inside… she turned round… she went.” Mary Magdalene at first is fixed where she is. She had to adopt a different stance to come to a deeper faith. Next, she turns round, encounters Jesus and is then sent […]
Benedict Speaks
On Finance and Media: Be Non-Conformists… VIS 16/2/2012 ‘We can reflect upon the Church today .There is much talk about the Church of Rome, many things are said. Let us hope that people also talk about our faith. Let us pray to God that it may be so”. The Pope then went on to refer […]
Monday 26 March
Annunciation Isaiah 7:10 – 14, 8:10. Ps. 40, Hebrews 10:4-10, Luke 1:26-38 May it be done to me according to your word. Mary is an inspiration. She knew who she was. She had the possibility of new life within her. Her ‘Yes’ to God’s will allow space for new life to grow. She nurtured this […]
Thursday 22 March
Exodus 32:7-14 , ps. 106, John 5:31-47 Where do we go for understanding? Jesus is all we need. He is there in all the circumstances of life. He is our teacher. He is our model. He is our guide on life’s journey. Sometimes we search everywhere, even when it comes to our faith. We read, […]
Thursday 15 March
Jeremiah 7:23-28 Ps. 95, Luke 11:14-23 Phew ,it’s a big call. Anyone who is not for me is really against me. This is a serious challenge. It is frightening because who in their right mind would go against Jesus? Yet I guess at times we are divided within ourselves and this weakens our faith. We […]
Tuesday 6 March
Isaiah 1:10, 16-20, Ps. 50, Matthew 23:1-12 The cloth or the cause? Jesus speaks to his followers about leaders not practising what they preach. There is a gap between their ideals and reality. It is easy for all of us to be distracted by man-made rules and the outer trappings of our faith institutions. Jesus […]
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