ONE AFRICAN CHRISTMAS
2021 FW 29 December 28, 2021 Once more during this holiday time I would like to share one of my stories from bygone years that even in 2021, I think, keeps its relevance as violence continues. On 28th December the Church celebrates the feast of the Holy…
CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS. HOLY INNOCENTS
December 28. Holy Innocents. Matthew’s gospel tells the story of the three foreign Wise Men bringing gifts. It also tells how King Herod out of jealousy and fear about a possible new king of the Jews ordered the murder of all baby boys in Bethlehem. Joseph was warned…
CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS. JOHN AND EVANGELISERS
December 27. John and the evangelists. The Word of God has been transmitted orally and written and recorded in any number of forms since the first discovery of writing on scrolls, papyrus, handwritten paper and printed books and today digitally in many different…
CHRISTMAS DAY – THE BIRTHDAY OF JESUS
25th December. CHRISTMAS DAY, the birthday of Jesus. Praising God and singing for joy with the angels is what we can and should do on this day in a special way if we have done our best to prepare during these weeks. “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to…
ADVENT JESSE TREE. CHRISTMAS EVE WITH JOSEPH AND MARY
December 24. Mary and Joseph. Little is known about their backgrounds apart from the early chapters in Luke and Matthew which are usually interwoven into one. The essential message is God’s continued love and plan for the wellbeing of all his people. The angel Gabriel…
ADVENT JESSE TREE REFLECTION. THE MACCABEES
December 22nd. The Maccabees. The two books of the Maccabees recount historical events around 180 BC at the time of the desecration of the temple in Jerusalem by Greek rulers of Israel at that time and the eventual rededication celebrated as Hanukkah. The story of the…
ADVENT JESSE TREE REFLECTIONS. JOB AND INNOCENT SUFFERING
December 20. Job. This book is a reflection on innocent suffering. In dialogue with Satan God allows “Satan” to tempt Job, an upright and wealthy family man, in order to see if he will curse God if his good fortune is reversed. He loses his land, animals, children and…
4TH SUNDAY ADVENT. jESSE TREE – THE PROPHETS
December 19. 4th Sunday of Advent C. Isaiah, Hosea, Micah, and the prophets. After the judges during the time of the kings the Lord raised up prophets as counsellors to the kings and to read the signs of the time. In his prophecy Hosea uses the example of his own…
ADVENT JESSE TREE REFLECTION. DANIEL’S COMMITMENT
December 18. Daniel. Read the book as a story of encouragement and hope. Chapter 3 has a beautiful long Canticle of Praise of Creation. The episode of Daniel and three teenage youths is set at the time when the Jewish community had been taken into exile when the…
ADVENT JESSE TREE REFLECTIONS. SOLOMON
December 17th. Solomon. Read in 1 Kings. This son of David is revered in part because in his youth when God asked him what he desired most he chose wisdom. An example of this was his judgement in the case of two mothers and two babies. The babies had become mixed up…
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