Thoughts for the Day

  "You too must stand ready ..."

Oct 23, 2024
In today's gospel Jesus says, ''You too must stand ready because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not know.'' (Luke 12:39-48).
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  Guard against avarice

Oct 21, 2024
Sometimes we hear about a book, a programme on television or an interview on the radio that promises to make clear the true meaning of life. Would we be among those that rush to obtain that information?
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  The feast of St Luke the evangelist

Oct 18, 2024
Today we celebrate the feast of the well-loved evangelist St Luke who wrote the gospel which tells the story of Jesus and also the Acts of the Apostles which relates the formation of the early church and especially the groundbreaking work of St Paul
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  "Blessed be God ..."

Oct 17, 2024
Paul begins his letter to the Ephesians (1:1-10), which is likely the compilation of two or three letters to different communities, with a magnificent prayer of blessing.
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  Remembering two women - Hedwig and Margaret Mary Alacoque

Oct 16, 2024
Once again today we see the frustration of Jesus with the way the Pharisees were giving priority to rules that are relatively unimportant while they ignore those that were essential.
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  Remembering St Teresa of Avila - Being honest with God

Oct 15, 2024
We are still listening to Paul in his letter to the Galatians (5:1-6) where he talks about freeing oneself from those traditions, practices and laws, like circumcision, which we tend to adhere to because we think this is what God expects of us.
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  Remembering Pope St John XXIII

Oct 11, 2024
Today we remember St John XXIII who was Pope from 1958 till 1963. He was known as the ''good Pope,'' because he was humble and kind, and although he was 77 years old when elected, he had a very active papacy and surprised everyone when he convened the Second Vatican Council in 1962
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