DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Living the Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims the absolute importance of being a positive influence in the growth of the faith of others. Living the faith with fidelity includes forgiving others at all times, and serving God with humility. This will produce the wisdom of…
Lord, grant us whatever graces we need to live our earthly journey32nd Week in Ordinary Time : Sunday 10th November 20192 Mac 7:1-2,9-14; Ps. 17(16):1,5-6,8,15; 2 Thess. 2:16 - 3:5; Lk. 20:27-38 (Ps Wk IV) Saint Paul’s prayer at the beginning of this passage from second Thessalonians affirms that God has given us his love…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 20:27, 34-38 Some Sadducees - those who argue that there is no resurrection - approached Jesus and they put this question to him. Jesus replied, ‘The children of this world take wives and husbands, but those who are judged worthy of a place in the other world and in the resurrection…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Eternal Life: In today’s Gospel, Jesus explains to some Sadducees that our existence in Eternal Life as children of God is the “same as the angels”. Jesus is urging us to reflect on Eternal Life more deeply, and not be carried away by the lures of…
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica31st Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 9th November 2019Ex. 47:1-2,8-9,12 OR 1 Cor. 8;9-11,16-17; Ps. 4645:2-3,5-6,8-9; Jn. 2:13-22 (Ps Wk III) Living in a world surrounded with rapid changes, global warming, unimaginable violence, aggression rooted in racism and religious bigotry, economic and financial woes and uncertainty — don’t we…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 2:13-19 When the time of the Jewish Passover was near Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and in the Temple he found people selling cattle and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting there. Making a whip out of cord, he drove them all out of the Temple, sheep and cattle…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Sacred Space” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus expelled the money changes from the Temple of Jerusalem as they were cheating the people; including the poor. Our churches likewise, are sacred spaces of worship. It is important that we respect both the external and the internal…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Creative Fidelity: In today’s Gospel parable, Jesus praised the “astute steward” who foregoes his own personal commission in order to build the friendship he needs when he loses his job. Instead of making excuses, we will have the “creative fidelity” to love God in different ways,…
Daily Word Of GodLuke 16:1-6, 8 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘There was a rich man and he had a steward who was denounced to him for being wasteful with his property. He called for the man and said, “What is this I hear about you? Draw me up an account of your stewardship because…
Lord, help me to enter Your eternal home31st Week in Ordinary Time : Friday 8th November 2019Rom. 15:14-21; Ps. 98(97):1,2-4; Lk. 16:1-18 (Ps Wk III) Is Jesus exhorting us to be dishonest as the steward is dishonest in today's Gospel? Not so, Jesus is encouraging us to be like the steward in his attitude of…