Tag Archive for ‘life’
Sunday 30 October
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 11:22-12:2, Ps.145, 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2, Luke 19:1-10 Zacchaeus and Jesus We pause with the beautiful words from Wisdom: ‘You spare all things because all things are yours, Lord, lover of life, you whose imperishable spirit is in us all.’ Then we move on to Luke and become like Zacchaeus, […]
Saturday 29 October
Philippians 1:18-26, Ps.42, Luke 14:1,7-11 The right place at table Jesus chose his teachings well. At a meal in the house of a leading Pharisee, he talked about people who wanted places of honour. I’ll bet that gave them indigestion. Compare this with St Paul’s writing to the Philippians. Paul was so in love with […]
Friday 21 October
Ephesians 4:1-6, Ps.24, Luke 12:54-59 The everywhere of Jesus Paul was a prisoner when he made the statement, “I, prisoner in the Lord… ” But the word ‘in’ suggests he was saying he had his being in Christ Jesus. Was he exaggerating? I think not. In the introduction to the John gospel, we see Jesus […]
Sunday 2 October
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Habakkuk 1:2-3, 2:2-4, Ps.95, 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14, Luke 17:5-10 Walking the way of Jesus Today’s gospel reminds us that our Lord not only preached the way of the servant, he lived it. He demonstrated that we do not become poor by giving. We become poor by not giving. If […]
Marist Profiles
The simplicity and humility that marked his life was never dented, even when as a remarkably successful farmer
Thursday 29 September
Sts Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Archangels Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14, Ps 118, John 1:47-51 Tears In these readings the disciple sees what it is to cross over into the life of God. Words break, straining to capture the inner life of God. Images take precedence over words. Daniel calls these night visions. The light of God […]
Wednesday 28 September
Job 9:1-12, 14-16, Ps 88, Luke 9:57-62 Song of Songs 2:9 Job addresses God as other. After a time, Christ appears to the disciple in prayer as a Deer or Lamb, or other animal. In this moment the disciple is asked to give away childish things (1 Cor 13:11). The disciple, having progressed in the […]
Tuesday 27 September
St Vincent de Paul, priest Job 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23, Ps 88, Luke 9:51-56 Go, up to Jerusalem Some of the sisters and brothers, following the tradition of the Samaritans in this gospel, will shut the door on the disciple who expresses a desire to make their way to Jerusalem/Golgotha. Yet even in the anguish of […]
Wednesday 21 September
St Matthew Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13, Ps 19, Matthew 9:9-13 Eucharistic life Who does the disciple sit down and eat with? The answer to this question reveals the treasure of the disciple’s heart (Lk 12:34).
Monday 19 September
Proverbs 3:27-34, Ps 15, Luke 8:16-18 The beloved disciple The Christ of Holy Saturday descends into the disciple’s life and makes of it a seamless garment (John 19:23). The disciple’s psychology, sexuality, and body are re-woven. As the perfect love drives out all fear (1 John 4:18) the disciple becomes centered. The disciple comes to […]
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