Faith in Focus: Magnificat (0)
8/17/10 •
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 15 August 2010, Luke 1:39-56
Mary’s song for today’s feast of the Assumption is called the Magnificat and is based on an Old Testament song by Hannah. But the song is not actually about Hannah or Mary. It’s about God and it’s about you and me. The word “Magnificat” means that I am praising God for [...]
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Faith in Focus: That’s What I Call Faith! (0)
8/17/10 •
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 08 August 2010, Luke 12:32-48
Tom Wheeler had no doubts about his faith. He was an active member of his local church and very well known in the wider community as the owner of a string of used car salesrooms. He was happily married and had four healthy and bright children. In his heart of hearts [...]
Faith in Focus: What’s the Point? (1)
8/02/10 •
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 01 August 2010, Luke 12:13-21
“Vanity of vanities!” is a famous quotation from the bible, but what does it mean? It’s the preacher’s way in the Book of Ecclesiastes of saying that life seems “meaningless” or “pointless”. What’s it all about? It’s certainly not fair and it seems to take all my time and energy and [...]
Faith in Focus: Jackpot Prayer? (0)
8/02/10 •
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 25 July 2010, Luke 11:1-13
A woman who was on a diet came into work with a huge chocolate cream cake. When her friends asked if she had stopped dieting she told them that God wanted her to have the cake. “I saw it in the bakery and prayed to God to let there be a [...]
Faith in Focus: How to Avoid God (2)
7/23/10 •
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 18 July 2010, Luke 10:38-42
We have defined ourselves by what we do, not by what we are. When first meeting a person we often ask “What do you do?” And we seem to be impressed by how busy they are. Somebody with a full diary, with a frenetic lifestyle and a backlog of texts on [...]
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