Tag Archive | Christ
Christian Community: Community of love
Sunday XIX B 2012 Only last week we read that the people whom Moses had led to freedom soon began murmuring / whispering / complaining because they had left the comfort of captivity behind. They no longer had the food they’d always enjoyed in Egypt. Did he want them to die of hunger in the […]
Sunday XVI B 2012
What it is to be a Shepherd in the Church today? Once again we begin by listening to the words of a prophet. Today it is Jeremiah, who has some harsh words for the leaders of Israel, both religious and political. Doom for the shepherds who allow the flock of my pasture to be destroyed […]
Doubt and faith: Healthy tension
Reflection on the Feast of St Thomas, the Apostle (3 July 2012) Morning prayer of the Church Evening prayer of the Church Today is the feast of St Thomas, the apostle. He is popularly dubbed as the ‘doubting Thomas’ […]
Getting in touch with our only true Vine…
Easter V B 2012 Readings There are several passages in the Old Testament where Israel is presented as the vineyard of the Lord. In Isaiah XXVII, for instance, we read: Sing of the delightful vineyard! I the Lord am its keeper; every moment I water it for fear its leaves should fall; night and day I […]
Junjun FAITHBOOK 