Transformed by our encounter with Christ?
We hear in our readings, on this 31st Sunday in Ordinary time, Moses telling the people to fear the Lord and to keep God’s commands; the psalmist reminding us of […]
Tag: Debbie Matheson
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Living with God’s Word in our hearts
The one who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord’. In this psalm refrain response God promises to live with those who live their lives with justice, […]
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I Am!
“I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst” (Jn 6:35) The great ‘I am’ we hear in […]
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Listening
I’m sure most of us can recall a situation when someone with whom we were very familiar or close to offered unsolicited advice or guidance and we rejected it. Or […]
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Welcome home – Our mustard seed has flowered!
Even a little mustard seed can produce a bountiful harvest. We do not know where the wind may blow the seeds that we sow, nor where the seeds will land. […]
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Relationships
Last weekend, at our combined Otari and Cathedral parish Pentecost Mass with Archbishop Paul, our communities celebrated the coming of the Holy Spirit. The Mass poignantly reflected the relationships the […]
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“Producing Much Fruit”
“Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit”. This was the sentence […]
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Being intentional
In the season of Lent, we are invited to be intentional in our discipleship to grow closer in our relationship with God. The season guides us into, a period of […]
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Are you prepared?
I have recently returned from a holiday where the activities we undertook each day needed forethought and planning. This is an activity that my husband and I both threw ourselves […]
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Who do you say that I am?
This week’s Gospel is all about Peter. Jesus conferred upon Peter the primacy of the church. We know that Peter is the rock, the head, the foundation stone on whom […]