family and friends

REFLECTION ON THE DAILY GOSPEL 19 JUNE 2012

/ Michael J. Cunningham / 1 Comment

Drifting on, increasing the list of those you dislike, avoid them at all costs, cutting off family and friends is not the message that Jesus Christ was trying to bring. Hard as it is to expunge dislike for those you are unkind or worst to us, we have to keep an open heart; otherwise they infect us with the poison from a relationship gone wrong, that we carry that in us, infecting all we do.

 

Gospel Mt 5:43-48

REFLECTION ON THE DAILY GOSPEL 1 NOVEMBER 2011

/ Michael J. Cunningham / Leave a comment

It’s one thing to follow the commandments, quite another to take things to the next level with these requests from God.

Become meek, a peacemaker, merciful, clean of heart … it’s a long list.

Let’s ponder on these spiritual instructions from God on this day when we remember all those souls gone before us. Particularly our family and friends.

 

Today’s gospel in these readings