Isaiah 55:10-11; Romans 8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-23 God’s actions are not without effect. Within the concept of a closed circle connecting heaven and earth, rain falls on the ground and eventually…
Zechariah 9:9-10; Romans 8:9,11-13; Matthew 11:25-30 Zechariah had a conversation with God in which God doubted that the people in Jerusalem were following the laws out of tradition rather than…
Who do you want to win? In a year of the Football World Cup and with elections coming up in many countries, this question seems to be asked frequently. What…
2 Kings 4:8-11,13-16; Romans 6:3-4,8-11; Matthew 10:37-42 There have been many prophets in the Old Testament, and it is sometimes said that St John the Baptist, whose feast day was…
Jeremiah 20:10-13; Romans 5:12-15; Matthew 10:26-33 “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Listen! I am going to bring a disaster on this place that will…
Exodus 19:2-6; Romans 5:6-11; Matthew 9:36-10:8 Moses is in communication with God which makes him stand out among all other leaders. When his father-in-law, Jethro, visited him, Jethro recommended to…
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…
There are days and events in history that, when you lived in that time, you will never forget where you were when they happened.One of these days is the 1st…