Monday of Week 20 in Ordinary Time Jgs 2:11-19Mt 19:16-22 “If you wish to be perfect, go and sell what you own and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven...” In the gospel of Matthew, the concept of perfection mentioned by Jesus does not necessarily mean flawlessness, or without... Continue Reading →
4 March, Saturday – Perfect Love
Saturday of the 1st week of Lent Dt 26:16-19Mt 5:43-48 "You must therefore be perfect just as your heavenly Father is perfect." I read an article recently about St Therese of Lisieux and her view on perfection. It was a very interesting take and I will include the link to it at the end of this... Continue Reading →
14 June, Tuesday – Achieving Perfection
Tuesday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 21:17-29Mt 5:43-48 Therefore be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect. At first glance, it is mind-boggling that St Matthew would exhort for us to be just as perfect as our heavenly Father. Surely this can’t be possible. For there is no mortal being that... Continue Reading →
3 April, Sunday — Perfectionist or Perfection?
5th Sunday of Lent Isa 43:16-21Phi 3:8-14Jn 8:1-11 I am no longer trying for perfection by own efforts, the perfection that comes from the Law, but I want only the perfection that comes through faith in Christ... Perfection, as defined by the Oxford dictionary, ‘is the condition, state or quality of being free or as free... Continue Reading →
3 May, Monday – Heaven Defined
May 3 – Feast of Sts. Philip and James, Apostles St. Philip was a disciple of St. John the Baptist, and a convert. He was one of the Twelve Apostles, and brought St. Nathanael to Christ. He was a confidant of Jesus. Little is known about him, but scriptural episodes give the impression of a shy,... Continue Reading →
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