7th July. Monday, Week 14.
Problems in the Family
Problems in the Family
There is much good news in today’s Gospel. We’re told we can bring all our troubles to Jesus and find rest. God will make our burden light. We praise God for the care promised us.
Becoming like children
Things Old and New
Opting for a New Deal
Thomas the Contrarian
God the Liberator
Saved from the Storm
Arguing some issues with God
Every year on 29 June we honour St Peter and St Paul, two ‘Founding Fathers’ of the Church. Tradition tells us that on this day, the two met and embraced before marching off toward their deaths. As we honour them now, we ask for a little of their faith and their courage
In these two apostles, we see how the faith can spread through the life of generous, faithful hearts. We get a glimpse of each of them in turn, in prison for the faith, prepared for martyrdom for the Gospel of Christ; followed by the famous declaration of faith, for which Jesus gives Peter (“Rock”) the…
Saint Irenaeus, bishop and martyr. Irenaeus (c. 130-202) from Asia Minor was bishop of Lugdunum (now Lyons, France). He was an apologist whose major work, “Against Heresies” was influential in the development of western theology. In his boyhood he had heard Polycarp of Smyrna, who in turn was a disciple of Saint John the Evangelist….
1) Deuteronomy 7:6-11 (God is faithful to his chosen people, who are dear to his heart.) You are a people holy to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on earth to be his people, his treasured possession. It was not because you were more numerous…
Long-term Effects
The sound, well-tested tree
1) Isaiah 49:1-6 (The Lord called me before I was born; in my mother’s womb he named me.) Listen to me, O coastlands, pay attention, you peoples from far away! The Lord called me before I was born, while I was in my mother’s womb he named me. He made my mouth like a sharp…
Learning Humility from Experience
Today’s liturgy invites us to reflect on God’s care for the family of faith, especially through the gift of divine nourishment on our pilgrimage through life.
His Real Presence Among US
Forgot the base degrees by which he did ascend