Proverbs 2:1-9Matthew 19:27-29 My son, if you take my words to heart, if you set store by my commandments,tuning your ear to wisdom, and applying your heart to truth:yes, if your plea is for clear perception, if you cry out for discernment,if you look for it as if it were silver, and search for it as for buried treasure,you …
Monthly Archives: July 2023
St Thomas
John 20:24-29I have heard this quotation from writer, Anne Lammot, many times: ‘I have a lot of faith. But I am also afraid a lot, and have no real certainty about anything. I remembered something Father Tom had told me–that the opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. Certainty is missing the point entirely. …
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Romans 6:3-4,8-11 Matthew 10:37-42Every so often we are presented with a text from the Gospels where no matter how we turn it around, we are left with an image or a concept that is just plain difficult. ‘Anyone who prefers father or mother to me is not worthy of me. Anyone who prefers son or …