Tag Archive for ‘self’
Tuesday 6 May
Acts 7:51-8:1, Ps 31, John 6:30-35 Food for life . Jesus says “I am the bread of life”. It’s not just about the Sacrament of Eucharist. Jesus is speaking of how all that he is – his whole life, his actions, his stories, his self giving, his words all lead us to wholeness/holiness. It’s an […]
A Busy Life
When Jesus spoke to the Pharisees in Mark 7:6 and accused them—how rightly Isaiah prophesied about you hypocrites—He could have been potentially referring to us. After all, like the Pharisees, we’re human. From way back then to now, rich or poor, we all share the same human condition, the human heart, our inner self that […]
Opening up to God
“Out of his infinite glory, may he give you the power through his Spirit for your hidden self to grow strong, so that Christ may live in your hearts through faith, and then, planted in love and built on love, you will with all the saints have the strength to grasp the breadth and the […]
Saturday 11 January
A change of view brings complete joy Whatever I ask for, God will give me providing it is for my long term good, but especially healing the darkness inside me that I need to be free of. Freedom from sin will make me happy and God’s plan for me will be fulfilled [1 Jn 5:14-23 […]
Thursday 12 December
Our Lady of Guadalupe Is 41:13-20, Ps 144:1, 9-13, Matthew 11:11-15 Being great! You and I are greater than John the Baptist! Can you believe that? Surely not, you say! Yet that’s exactly what Jesus tells us in St Matthew’s Gospel. However, before we get too self important we should understand the source of this […]
Tuesday 19 November
2 Macc 6:18-31, Ps 3, Luke 19:1-10 Inspired by awe Eleazar in the dignity of old age faced his death, faithful to God “because of the awe he inspires in me”. It is this power of awe and attraction which also draws Zacchaeus, a public figure, to forego self consciousness and climb a tree to […]
Longing for God
St Therese of Lisieux and World Mission Day The quotation “any man who knocks on a brothel door is looking for God” is variously attributed to St Francis, St Augustine, Graham Greene and G K Chesterton. The American Chesterton Society says the quotation is in fact from The World, The Flesh and Father Smith by […]
Tuesday 10 September
Colossians 2: 6-15, Psalm 145, Luke 6: 12-19 Diversionary tactics Paul’s warning against errors is especially relevant today when we are presented with a smorgasbord of different beliefs and practices. The words of Pope Francis are particularly relevant: “…self-help courses can be useful in life, but to live by going from one course to another…leads […]
Sunday 25 August
Twenty First Week in Ordinary Time Isaiah 66:18-21, Ps.117, Hebrews 12:5-7,11-13, Luke 13:22-30 We’re no greater than we are within the four walls of our homes Jesus tells us to ‘try to enter through the narrow gate.’ We know from John the gate is Christ. We recognise airport gates, where carry-on luggage is controlled. Our […]
Tuesday 20 August
St Bernard of Clairvaux – memorial Judges 6:11-24, Ps.85, Matthew 19:23-30 How is Jesus calling you deeper? St Bernard founded the Cistercian monastery at Clairvaux. Although often in poor health he spoke out against compromise in the church and the persecution of Jews. He wrote prolifically and his four degrees on spiritual growth are: ‘love […]
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