Third Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 35: 1-6; James 5: 7-10; Matthew 11: 2-11
Spiritual Life
The Word This Week
‘The eyes of the blind shall be opened, the tongues of the dumb sing for joy’
Thursday, 9 December 2010
The word this week
Advent summons us to the joyful hope Isaiah refused to abandon
Friday, 3 December 2010
The word this week
Second Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 11: 1-10; Romans 15: 4-9; Matthew 3: 1-12
For Christians Advent is time to bring hope to the world
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
The word this week
First Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44
To recognise Christ as King is to surrender our lives to his service
Thursday, 18 November 2010
The word this week
Christ the King: 2 Sam 5:1-3; Col 1:12-20; Lk 23:35-43
The last Sundays of the liturgical year should be a spiritual health check
Friday, 12 November 2010
The word this week
Thirty Third Sunday of the Year: Malachi 3: 19-20; 2 Thess 3: 7-12; Luke 21: 5-19
We shall not experience life in Christ as disembodied spirits
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
The word this week
Thirty Second Sunday of the Year: 2 Ma 7:1-2 & 9-14; 2 Thess 2:16- 3:5; Lk 20:27-38
‘What God wants most is that you should become holy’
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
The word this week
The Solemnity of All Saints: Revelation 7:2-4 & 9-14; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12
It is destructive to think we can deepen our relationship with God through virtue
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
The word this week
Thirtieth Sunday of the Year: Eccl 35:12-14; 2 Tim 4 6-8 & 16-18; Lk 18:9-14
The challenge of praying constantly
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
The word this week
Twenty-ninth Sunday of the Year: Exodus 17:8-13; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2; Luke 18:1-8
Miracles are the Kingdom of God breaking into our world
Thursday, 7 October 2010
The word this week
Twenty-eighth Sunday of the Year: 2 Kings 5:14-17; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 17: 11-19
Our political masters need to get this: theological problems can only have theological solutions
By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith