Tag Archive for ‘Sunday’
Sunday 29th March
Palm Sunday Mark 11:1-10, Isaiah 50:4-7, Ps. 22, Philippians 2:6-11, Mark 14:1-15:47 Am I transformed by knowing Jesus? We take blessed palms into our homes but how much does the passion of Christ really impact me? What does it mean anyway? Am I passionate about my faith and responsive to God’s love within me by […]
Sunday 15th March
4th Sunday of Lent 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23, Ps 137, Ephesians 2:4-10, John 3:14-21 We are God’s work of art. When you look in the mirror do you remember those words? Try repeating them often this week. Do you recognise the one who angers or frustrates you as God’s work of art also? ‘Jesus did […]
Sunday 8th March
3rd Sunday of Lent Exodus 20:1-17, Ps.19B, 2Corinthians 1:22-25, John 2:13-25 Talk with God about what anchors your life. We dislike rules, yet readily accept sports rules and consequences. Yet we resist the idea of God commanding us. Those who excel practice constantly and obey rules. The first three commandments stress relations with God. What […]
Sunday 1st March
Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 22:1-2,9-13,15-18, Ps.116 B, Romans 8:31-34, Mark 9:2-10 With God on our side who can be against us? Who can imagine Abraham’s anguish and macabre sense of God? Yet the ram was provided by God and Isaac saved. Out of Abraham’s turmoil, agonising obedience and dread, a transformed relationship of blessing […]
Sunday 22 February
First Sunday in Lent Genesis 9:8-15; Psalm 25; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 Faith and repentance In Baptism we died with Christ and rose with him to share in his resurrection; to share in the new life of the Good News of God’s kingdom. This new life lived now reaches beyond this earthly life. This […]
Sunday 15 February
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46; Psalm 32; 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1; Mark 1:40-45 Desire to heal Jesus not only has the power to heal, he desires to heal all who seek him out. He touches those considered untouchable even if, by doing so, he puts himself among those considered unclean. Here, indeed, is […]
Sunday 8 February
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Job 7:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 147A; 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark 1:29-39 Looking for Jesus Everyone is looking for Jesus. They search for him to receive the healing touch of his message; a message that heals both body and soul. But this healing message cannot be restricted to the few. It […]
Sunday 1 February
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm: 95; 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28 The new Moses Jesus teaches with authority. His word is backed up by the power of his action. He is the new Moses who speaks the Word of God with power that astonishes – even unclean spirits obey him. Even the […]
Sunday 25 January
Jonah 3:1-5,10, Ps.25, 1Corinthians 7:29-31, Mark 1:14-20 God’s Universal Love The Book of Jonah is about the universality of God’s love. The Jews, as God’s chosen people, resisted the notion that God’s spirit could move the hearts of a gentile race – the Ninevites. Vatican II acknowledged and recognised that the Holy Spirit is present […]
Sunday 18 January
1Samuel 3:3-10,19, Ps.40, 1Corinthians 6:13-15,17-20, John 1:35-42 Listening “Speak Lord, your servant is listening”. Lovers desire to be with each other, to communicate with each other. Surely God, who loves each of us deeply, has that desire. If we are having difficulty communicating with God, the fault doesn’t lie with God, but with us – […]
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