Giving thanks, blessing and ‘eucharistia’ are connected. These words are used by St Paul as well as in the Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke.Following up on his presentation on…
Deuteronomy 8:2-3,14-16; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6:51-58 Remember God’s actions… In Deuteronomy, Moses reminds the Israelites not to forget who freed them. The one who led them through the desert…
Exodus 34:4-6,8-9; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; John 3:16-18 God had told Moses that the people would be led to the promised land, but that God might not stay with them as…
Since the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Mass is celebrated in the vernacular.Before the mid 1960s, the faithful ‘attended’ Mass, listened to prayers in Latin spoken by the celebrant with…
Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7,12-13; John 20:19-23 In Genesis, when all people still spoke the same language and they thought that their skills and power had no limits, God sent…
Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:17-23; Matthew 28:16-20 One of the key figures of the Old Testament is certainly Elijah. A major prophet who was taken to heaven in a chariot of…
Acts 8:5-8,14-17; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21 After Stephen, of whom it is said he was filled with the Holy Spirit, was stoned to death for his belief, the new…
Acts 6:1-7; 1 Peter 2:4-9; John 14:1-12 A very practical issue demonstrated the discrimination against the Hellenistic Jews, the Jews of Greek culture, including converts: their widows didn’t receive food…
Acts 2:14,36-41; 1 Peter 2:20-25; John 10:1-10 The apostles have met Jesus after his resurrection and might have hoped he would stay with them, but instead they were asked to…
Acts 2:14,22-33; 1 Peter 1:17-21; Luke 24:13-35 The twelve Apostles are missing not only Jesus as their leader, but they are also missing Judas, the traitor. So, they are incomplete.…