tHE MIXED MESSAGE OF DANIEL AND THE LIONS
November 25. Vincent described another event in Daniel’s story. Some spies reported to the king that Daniel had been seen praying to God. The king had signed a law that anyone found praying to any god other than himself would be thrown into the lion’s den. The king…
ACT, ACTOR, ACTION, ACTIVISM, ACTIVIST
I’m playing around with words around ACT. It is a verb, “to act,” but can also be a noun of course, an act, or the act. All these words show subtle differences. Some bring to mind just doing, others doing good although not necessarily, even playing…
WORKING TOGETHER WITH GOD
November 22. Vincent, their “Bible fundi” had met with parish family groups to help them understand the deeper messages of the book of Daniel. He explained, “Everyone loves the stories about Daniel and his friends and their miraculous escapes when the various evil…
CHRIST THE KING, last sunday of the year
November 21. Christ the King B. Dolores told her friends, “We all come from different parts of the world with different ways of doing things, different governments and I think also a different understanding of kings and queens, princes and princesses etc. In Lebanon,…
fAITH lives in CULTURe
November 20. Vincent, a parishioner who had been asked to provide some background to the Scripture readings explained, “Contained in the two books of Maccabees is not only history but also theological reflections that had developed during these late Old Testament…
THE VALUE OF TRADITION
November 19. Tracy shared, “We have some Jewish children in our class at school and we asked them to explain some of their celebrations, traditions and practices with us. It is very interesting that most of their feasts are to do with something in their…
GROWING GREEN – PRAISE GOD!
Is the world likely to grow a little greener after the eventful two weeks of COP 26, or more likely to take up that baton from COP 15? COP 26 was the UN Climate Change conference held in Glasgow from 1-13 November. COP15 was the Biodiversity…
GOD IS WITH THOSE WHO SUFFER FOR JUSTICE
November 16. The J&P group also contributed to the reflections. “The State Capture Commission and others have heard numerous stories of attempts to bribe government officials for personal gain. Bribery and corruption have become a way of life for all of us, in…
ETHICAL DECISIONMAKING A RESPONSIBILITY
November 15. Vincent presented the context for the readings of this week from 1 and 2 Maccabees. These books tell of a traumatic time of wars and oppression in the history of Israel near the end of Old Testament times when the people were ruled by foreign kings….
SUNDAY 33. WORLD DAY OF THE POOR
November 14. World Day of the Poor. 2021. This day also sees the launch of a major initiative, the LAUDATO SI ACTION PLATFORM OF ACTION with seven goals to of ecological conversion. The second goal is responding to “The Cry of the Poor.” For more see…
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