Infant Jesus Parish Morley
Under the care of the Discalced Carmelite Friars
Under the care of the Discalced Carmelite Friars
Dear brothers and sisters,
Today’s readings centre around true wisdom as opposed to folly. Folly comes from attempts to escape anxiety and distress in a frantic search for security and comfort. We are very insecure. People commonly turn to things that distract us or make us comfortable in the short run. Many of these ‘solutions’ can become addictions: money, alcohol, work, food, gambling, drugs, fitness and so on. We desire to have more and more but we can never get enough. We fail to notice and appreciate what we have and what we are offered. We become increasingly insensitive and oblivious to the needs of our fellow human beings and our relationship with God. Read more…
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Dear brothers and sisters,
Our First Reading (Gen 18:20-32) tells us that Abraham is so familiar with God that he will haggle with him in an attempt to save the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. In our Gospel (Lk 11:1-13) we are given a way to pray and understand our relationship with God. First the focus is on God’s ‘agenda’ (that God’s name be held holy, that God’s kingdom come, etc). Then the petitions turn to human needs (for sustenance, for forgiveness and finally for protection in the hour of trial). Following the example of Jesus, he invites us also to call God ‘Father’. After the resurrection the Spirit moved the disciples to ‘dare’ call God ‘Abba’. This expresses the intimate filial relationship with God into which Jesus draws us. Read more…
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Dear brothers and sisters,
In Luke’s Gospel Jesus on two occasions sends out disciples on mission. Firstly in (Lk 9:1-6) he sends the Twelve, then today Lk 10: 1-12; 17-29) he sends out seventy-two others in pairs to go ahead of him. Read more..
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Today’s Gospel (Lk 9:51-62) is the turning point of the Gospel of Luke: Jesus ‘sets his face to go to Jerusalem’- to his betrayal and death. Read more..
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