One does not need to be a biblical scholar to wonder why St Paul insisted on repeatedly making the same point to the same community. “‘Freedom in everything’ [is the slogan]. Yes – but that doesn’t mean that I’ll surrender my freedom to anything.” (1 Corinthians 6:12) “Yes, ‘freedom in everything’; but not everything is […]
TWENTY SIXTH SUNDAY – September 30
“Would that all the Lord’s people were prophets, that the Lord would put his spirit upon them.” This text is taken from TODAY’S OLD TESTAMENT READING [NUMBERS 11: 25 – 29]. Make a careful and thoughtful reflection on all the verses of this extract from our scripture. Then ask yourself whether or not there is […]
TWENTY FIFTH SUNDAY – September, 23
There is an important difference between last week’s prediction of Jesus’ suffering, death and resurrection and what appears in TODAY’S GOSPEL [MARK 9: 30 – 37]. Too often these subtle differences pass us by without being noticed. Last week we were told that “the Son of Man must suffer … be rejected … killed, and […]
5 October 2018 – Day of Fasting and Abstinence
Friday 5 October 2018 to be observed as a Day of Fasting and Abstinence in the Archdiocese of Durban.
TWENTY FOURTH SUNDAY – September, 16
“With God at its centre, the human spirit is indomitable. It thrives in adversity.” {DANIEL J. O’LEARY: Prism of love – God’s colours in everyday life: Columba Press: Page 58} The same author goes on to quote the poet Albert Camus – “in the middle of my winter I discovered an invincible summer.” All of […]
TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY – September, 09
TODAY’S GOSPEL EXTRACT [MARK 7: 31 – 37] records some apparently puzzling words of Jesus. “And he charged them to tell no one; but the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it.” Did he realistically expect those who had witnessed the healing miracle to remain silent? There are a number of interesting […]
