Prophet Daniel’s Canticle (Daniel 3:57-88,56) This hymn of praise invites all God’s creatures to praise him, much like in the manner of Psalms 136 and 148. O all you works of the Lord, O bless the Lord. To him be highest glory and praise for ever. And you,...
HAVING INFLUENCE “The life and death of each of us has its influence on others; if we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord, so that alive or dead we belong to the Lord.” These are the words of St. Paul in...
GOD’S PRESENCE WITHIN Sometimes a truth of faith that we know with our head is not one whose real significance we actually grasp in any depth. And yet, if we did grasp it more deeply, it could alter the way we think of God, ourselves and even of...
Yesterday, I was watching how both the ferry to Cumbrae and the sailor of a small yacht were going with the flow. They adapted themselves skilfully to both wind and water. In part, they were respecting the power of the elements, and in part they were using it to their...
The website which contains the basic resources for this Year’s Season of Creation is: www.seasonofcreation.org/catholic There is also a short video from the Holy Father encouraging us to take an active part in the Season of Creation: https://youtu.be/tbK5l8OcjJg The Columban Missionary Fathers have also provided the following: Columban video: https://youtu.be/lT7odPSuUHM...
On the four previous Sundays of August we have considered the power of Jesus. That power is his love. We have seen how he exercises it over our hungers (feeding of the thousands, curing the sick, compassion for the harassed and dejected), fears (rescuing Peter from sinking into the...
THE BODY AS A SACRIFICE PLEASING TO GOD (Romans 12:1-2) Through the body we are present to one another. Our body mediates to the other not just the fact of our presence but also how we are present. Body language gives the other a lot of information about me...
WHEN IS THE POPE MOST POWERFUL? (Matthew 16:13-20) A triumphalistic view of the papacy revels in today’s Gospel reading as if the Pope were a God on earth, with exclusive authority in matters spiritual, infallible in all his utterances and never to be challenged or contradicted. This view of...
HOW DOES YOUR MAGNIFICAT GO? Luke 1:39-56 Mary’s Magnificat is a prayer and song (“canticle”) we have all known and loved, and sung, since our early years. It is so positive, so full of thanksgiving and praise, so uplifting, so learned, so inspired and inspiring, so filled with hope,...
