First Sunday of Lent: Deut 26:4-10; Ps 91; Rm 10:8-13; Lk 4:1-13 (Year C)
Spiritual Life
The Word This Week
Humility enables God to transform our lives
Friday, 8 February 2013
The word this week
Fifth Sunday of the Year: Is 6:1-8; 1 Cor 15:3-8 & 11; Lk 5:1-11 (Year C)
Faithful witness will always involve joy and rejection
Friday, 1 February 2013
The word this week
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jer 1:4-5, 17-19; Ps 71; 1 Cor 12:31—13:13 or 13:4-13; Lk 4:21-30
The first step on the path to renewal
Friday, 25 January 2013
The word this week
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Neh 8:2-4, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Cor 12:12-30; Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21
The scriptures that provide a sure foundation for the year ahead
Friday, 11 January 2013
The word this week
The Baptism of the Lord: Is 42:1-4, 6-7; Ps 29; Acts 10: 34-38; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
Like the Wise men, we are all called to be seekers after truth
Friday, 4 January 2013
The word this week
The Epiphany of the Lord: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12
Let us be with Elizabeth and Mary as they rejoice in the wonder of God’s grace
Friday, 21 December 2012
The word this week
The Fourth Sunday of Advent: Mi 5:1-4; Ps 80; Heb 10:5-10; Lk 1:39-45
The Nativity of the Lord: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14
Lasting joy, a joy that feeds heart and spirit, cannot be purchased on the high street
Friday, 14 December 2012
The word this week
Third Sunday of Advent: Zep 3:14-18; Is 12:2-6; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18
The only time that truly matters in the days ahead is that given up to prayer
Friday, 7 December 2012
The word this week
The Second Sunday of Advent: Bar 5:1-9; Ps 126; Phil 1:4-6, 8-11; Lk 3:1-6
During Advent abandon the false securities that rob us of Christ’s presence
Friday, 30 November 2012
The word this week
First Sunday of Advent: Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25; 1 Thes 3:12-4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36
Tory party leaders have forgotten what a conservative outlook is all about
By Francis Phillips