Thursday of Week 22 in Ordinary Time Col 1:9-14Lk 5:1-11 Leave me, Lord; I am a sinful man A colleague of mine once asked me to consider applying for an internal posting, which would have seen me promoted in position and responsibility. I replied that it was too strenuous for me and that it would... Continue Reading →
8 June, Tuesday — Come, Holy Spirit, Come
Tuesday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 1:18-22Mt 5:13-16 Remember it is God himself who assures us all… marking us with his seal and giving us the pledge, the Spirit, that we carry in our hearts. My son recently ‘attended’ Pentecost Mass online. He was enjoying the children’s liturgy songs and attentively listening... Continue Reading →
12 May, Tuesday — Be at Peace with the Questions
Tuesday of the 5th week of EastertideActs 14:19-28John 14:27-31Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which... Continue Reading →
11 May, Monday — We Are Flesh, But Given the Holy Spirit
Monday of the 5th week of EastertideActs 14:5-18John 14:21-26But even then he did not leave you without evidence of himself in the good things he does for you...Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the realisation that even while your spirit is willing, the yoke of your flesh pulls you into despair? A friend recently shared... Continue Reading →
3 May, Sunday — Electrifying Holy Spirit
4th Sunday of Easter - Good Shepherd Sunday Acts 2:14, 36-411 Peter 2:20-25John 10:1-10 “You must repent, and every one of you must be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins: and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Three thousand souls were added that day when... Continue Reading →
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