Lent
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Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent – The faith of the stranger
Readings: Isaiah 65:17-21; Psalms 30(29):2.4.5-6.11-12a.13b; John 4:43-54 Today’s Gospel is one those that portray something uncomfortable about Jesus’ attitude but for
Fourth Sunday of Lent: Maturity in Faith
Readings: Joshua 5:9a.10-12; Psalm 34(33):2-3.4-5.6-7; 2nd Letter to the Corinthians 5:17-21; St Luke 15:1-3.11-32. The Lenten season invites us to value
Saturday of the Third Week of Lent – Praying to oneself
What is so wrong with the prayer of the Pharisee? Why does he not go home 'justified', like the tax
Stations of the Cross: Simon of Cyrene carries the Cross
Br. Matthew Jarvis offers a reflection on the Fifth Station of the Cross, specially recorded for Godzdogz this Lent 2013:
Thursday of the Third Week of Lent – ‘Every kingdom divided against itself is heading for ruin’
‘Every kingdom divided against itself is heading for ruin.’ (Lk 11: 17) Obviously, Jesus says these words about the kingdom
Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent
Readings: Deuteronomy 4:1.5-9; Psalm 147; Matthew 5:17-19 Today’s readings at mass offers us an interesting juxtaposition between two great biblical
Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent – Forgiveness – quality or quantity?
Daniel 3:25, 34-43; Ps 24; Matthew 18:21-35.Seven is a perfect number in Jewish symbolic thinking. So Peter thought he was
Monday of the Third Week of Lent – Prophet in his native place
Readings: 2 Kings 5: 1-15; Psalm 41 (42); Luke 4: 24-30 One thing that is not often mentioned in sermons is
Third Sunday of Lent: A warning for us
Readings: Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15, Psalm 103, 1 Corinthians 10: 1- 6, 10-12, Luke 13:1-9 Our second reading from chapter 10 of
Saturday of the Second Week of Lent – Confronting our Inner Pharisee
Readings: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32.A few weeks ago some of the brothers here at Blackfriars gathered around the coffee machine and
Thursday of the Second Week of Lent – Even if someone should rise from the dead …
‘If they will not listen to Moses or the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone should rise
Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent – justice and humility
Today’s readings remind us of two virtues that are at the core of Christian life: justice and humility. The first