Tag Archive for ‘life’
Thursday 6 April
Genesis 17:3-9; Psalm 105; John 8:51-59 I will be your God Had they been able to find him, they would have thrown stones at him, the loved Son of God, Jesus, who had existed from all eternity. He offered them life and fullness of life, and they chose death. He offered them the joy of […]
Sunday 2 April
Fifth Sunday of LentAnniversary of the death of Pope St John Paul II (2005) Ezekiel 37:12-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 Life-giving love By raising Lazarus from the dead, Jesus shows himself to have power over death, which is a consequence of sin. He also has power to unbind us from sinful habits and […]
Sunday 19 March
Third Sunday in Lent Exodus 17:3-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42 The spring within There is one metaphor which has always symbolised for me the abiding presence of Christ in my life. Jesus, ‘a spring of water within, welling up to eternal life.’ Whatever my circumstances, however far I may have strayed on […]
Saturday 18 March
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 No need to fear If you feel unworthy; if you feel very inadequate in the sight of God and others; if your failures in life haunt you; if you harbour guilt for sins past or present; if you are afraid of facing your Maker on your day […]
Thursday 16 March
Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; Luke 16:19-31 Lazarus for me The rich man didn’t do anything to cause or contribute to Lazarus’ poverty or ill-health. It was what he did not do which caused his downfall. In times of examination of conscience we can tend to focus on identifying our wrongful actions, rather than our wrongful […]
Tuesday 14 March
Isaiah 1:10, 16-20; Psalm 50; Matthew 23:1-12 We are all servants The key to the Lord’s teaching in today’s Gospel is contained in the last two sentences. Whether we be a leader or follower, a senior or a junior, high or low on the social scale, our role is always the same: to serve. Love […]
Friday 10 March
Ezekiel 18:21-28; Psalm 130; Matthew 5:20-26 Through reconciliation to unity Everything is one. Unity is the essence of all that exists. Unity is relationship. The Trinity is perfect relationship, and thus perfect unity. Each of us is made in God’s ‘image and likeness’. That means we too are made to be in perfect relationship and […]
Monday 6 March
Lev.19:1-2,11-18; Psalm 19B; Matthew 25:31-46 Believing in Jesus Jesus promised that everyone who believes in him shall have eternal life. But what does it mean to ‘believe’ in Jesus? The Last Judgement parable strongly suggests that believing is defined more by more what we do, than what we think. Belief is not only – indeed […]
Thursday 2 March
Deuteronomy.30:15-20; Psalm 1; Luke 9:22-25 Discipleship Jesus doesn’t mince words or leave room for misunderstanding in setting out the criteria for those who want to be his followers. How comfortable my Christian life appears in the light of those criteria! They make me feel distinctly uncomfortable! Have I ‘renounced myself’? Have I ‘died’ to myself? […]
Fr Patrick John Kinsella sm
Born in Feilding, 26 June 1927 Professed 2 February 1948 Ordained 26 July 1952 Died at Silverstream, 2 December 2016 Thanks to Fr Christopher Martin sm, for this edited version of his eulogy. I have long respected Paddy as a tuakana, an elder brother, as a Marist confrere but most especially as a friend. Over […]
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