In this week’s readings we have two topics, which seem unrelated. In the story from the Book of Numbers (Nm 11:25-29) and the first part of the Gospel (Mk 9:38-40) we hear how both Moses and Jesus have no problem accepting that “other people” can preach about God, and don’t feel the need to define […]
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I’m sure there are times when we have all felt confused. Confusion can be frustrating and maybe irritating – for others or for ourselves. But confusion can be worse than that. When confusion affects our sense of what is real or unreal it verges into mental illness. When it affects our understanding of what is
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Isaiah says: The Lord GOD opens my ear that I may hear (Is 50:5). If the Lord opens your ears what might you hear? Angelic voices; the sounds of peace and harmony; words of comfort and consolation? Isaiah didn’t hear those things. What he heard was harsh and unpleasant. He tells us what an effort
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