Dardanup – Boyanup Catholic Parish 16 October 2011
Thoughts on the Gospel Taxes were an incendiary issue during the lifetime of Jesus. The Roman Empire imposed a head tax on the population of Judea, Samaria and Idumea, and conducted a census to enforce it. Around A.D. 6, when Jesus was still young, Judas the Galilean led a revolt against the census, which was ruthlessly re- pressed by the Romans (Acts 5:37-38). The Pharisees, who resented the Roman occupation of the pure land of Israel, were against the tax, while the Herodians supported it. Together they are setting a trap for Jesus. He is...
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Thoughts on the Gospel ‘It is easy to think that being a Catholic means being concerned with the relation- ship between God and me, that my duty is to “save my soul”. But, in fact, the only way to “save my soul” is by becoming a truly loving and caring person as part of a loving and caring community of people united in Christ. And sometimes that car- ing may involve bringing the brother/sister face to face with the loving demands of the Gospel. We do not help each other by turning a blind eye to behaviour which...
read moreDardanup – Boyanup Catholic Parish Bulletin August 27th 2011
Thoughts on the Gospel „“Denying one‟s self” is more profound than daily acts of “mortification.” It means displacing one‟s self from the centre of our consciousness while looking to the true self embodied by Jesus‟ teaching. The self that is lost is the autonomous individual so dear to modern consciousness. The self found is true life in a community of brothers and sisters who take up the challenge of discipleship by speaking and liv- ing from that fire that burns within their hearts. „Such discipleship embodies a life...
read moreDardanup – Boyanup Catholic Parish Bulletin August 20th 2011
Thoughts on the Gospel ‘The Pebble That Became a Rock. Some people have claimed that Jesus did not have a sense of humour because he is never shown laughing in the Bible. Actually, he told many jokes. They were puns, but these do not survive language translation. One of his best known witticisms is found in today’s Gospel. ‘The Old Testament referred to a mysterious figure called “One like a Son of Man” This was synonym for “human-appearing”. He would bring help from God. Jesus asks his apostles about...
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