I found God in the morning. We just sat and talked. I kept Him near me everywhere I walked. I called on God at noontime, a heart filled with despair. I felt His quiet presence. I knew He was there. We met again at sunset, the waning of the day. I had made Him happy. [...]
Reflection – Today’s Thought
A reason to celebrate
When we lose our way, God does not punish or exclude us, but goes out of his way to find us and bring us home. Jesus tells us how God is like a shepherd who leaves his ninety nine sheep to find the one who is lost; or a woman who turns her house upside [...]
Counting the cost…
Counting the cost… Any wise person interested in starting his or her own business will, first of all, come up with a good business plan. They will sit down and, with their accountants and others, try to calculate the risks involved and make sure they have all their costings right. They will want to leave [...]
The humble approach
“O Lord it’s so hard to be humble…” are the words of a song that could be applied to the Pharisees today. They must have been deeply annoyed and upset by the parable Jesus tells in today’s Gospel. They realise it’s directed at them. At first glance, it might appear that following Jesus’ recommendation to [...]
Signed with the Cross
In the ceremony of Baptism the priest says to the child that the whole Christian Community welcomes him/her with great joy. ‘In it’s name I claim you for Christ our saviour by the sign of the cross and I invite your parents and godparents to do the same’. The priest and family then make a [...]
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