by Marian McGrath | Apr 23, 2023 | Kevin's Messages
Luke 24:13-35This is one of my favourite stories from Scripture. It contains St. Luke’s great promise aboutChristian worship.Think about the four-part movement of the narrative: 1) the two travelers are met on the road,2) have the scriptures opened, 3) share in a meal...
by Marian McGrath | Apr 10, 2023 | Kevin's Messages
The American anthropologist Richard Leakey has argued that ourremote hominid ancestors made four things portable, which in turn madesocial life as we know it possible: food, fire, water and word. Fire for lightand warmth; food for strength; speech and song – that is...
by Marian McGrath | Mar 18, 2023 | Kevin's Messages
The word for baptism comes from a root that means “immerse” or “dip”, even “dye” in the ancient world. Paul told the Galatians that baptism was a clothing in Christ (3:27) and the Romans that was a burial with Christ after close association his death (6:3-4). In...
by Marian McGrath | Mar 12, 2023 | Kevin's Messages
Reflections for Lent 3 – Exodus 17:1-7; John 4:4-42 Samaritan Woman at the Well. Roman catacomb, early 4 th century. “It is precisely in this that God proves his love for us: that while we were still sinners, Christ diedfor us” (Romans 5:8). While we were still...
by Marian McGrath | Mar 5, 2023 | Kevin's Messages
The Jews call Abraham their father because they spring from him. The Muslims who venerate him equally called him the “friend” — friend to God and because of his defence of his nephew Lot and his hospitality to the three visitors at Mamre, friend indeed. We...
by Marian McGrath | Feb 26, 2023 | Kevin's Messages
Reflections on the Readings for the First Sunday in Lent: Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7;Psalm 32; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11Here we are a few days into Lent, and we are faced with two stories and an allegory. Theallegory, the second reading, assigns a meaning to the...
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