The Journey Highlights Archive 4

Mother Hilda Scott OSB - Wisdom from the Abbey

Gospel Reflection–Fr Mark De Battista—True Spiritual Sight (In this Gospel, St John takes us on a journey into what true spiritual sight consists of and as so often happens, the lesson that comes out is not what we might have expected. Jesus sets the record straight about disability and its origins, thus setting the scene that unfolds with the Pharisees. St John shows that faith in Jesus is the key to true knowledge of the law.)

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Week 502–Gospel Reflection–Fr Mark De Battista—True Spiritual Sight

Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–To See or Not to See (One of the great human truths is that we cannot unsee what we have seen. That is one of the tragedies of trauma, no matter what people do, they cannot unsee the horror they have witnessed. Mother Hilda says that in life, it is not what we see that has its lasting effects it is how we see it. Today’s Gospel has a lot to say about seeing and unseeing. Jesus saw the blind man. The pharisees wanted him to unsee his perception as well as his perception of Jesus and his parents to unsee their son. However, the man himself was certain what he had seen. What about each of us, how do we see Jesus? In the Gospel, Jesus seeks the man out to ensuring that he truly saw Jesus. Can you remember a time when life was against you and someone rang you up, or called in, or sent you an email or text, and you found that you were not alone. That was Jesus seeing you too.)

Week 502–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–To See or Not to See

Triumph Lent Series–Sr Anastasia Reeves—Doing what the angel of the Lord asks ( Sr Anastasi’s reflection is for Monday of the 4th week of Lent, St Joseph’s feast day and its Gospel, Matthew 1: 16,18-21,24. Joseph, a humble, hard-working carpenter, lived in simplicity but God dramatically transforms his life. He is invited to raise a divine child, with many unforeseeable consequences. In obedience, and without fuss, he did what the angel of the Lord asks and thus begins the greatest adventure of human history: the advent of Jesus. While our lives’ may be even more hidden than St Joseph’s, God also asks us to live with great courage and love in a humble way to do what the Lord asks, trusting that we are also cooperating with Jesus’ saving plan.)

Week 502–Triumph Lent Series–Sr Anastasia Reeves—Doing what the angel of the Lord asks

Triumph Lent Series–Ken Bryant—Standing Firm (In his reflection for Thursday of the 4th week of Lent, Ken Bryant says that throughout his time of ministry, Jesus was frequently confronted by the scribes and pharisees, but Jesus  always stood firm in his missionary purpose: that all would know the never ending, compassionate and merciful love of the Father. This too is our calling, to be the embodiment of God’s love in all we do. During Lent we are called to stand firm just like Jesus. Even though we are now in the middle of Lent, there’s still time to embrace the traditional practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving to deepen our faith life, reach out in compassion to those in need, and enliven our spirit to become more fully aware of God’s presence in our lives.)

Week 502–Triumph Lent Series–Ken Bryant—Standing Firm

God in the Everyday—Fr Mike Delaney—Zacchaeus (Fr Mike says that being called to mission is all about at how we respond to God’s invitation to be witnesses in the world by asking how we are responding to the events of our every day. This God spot is the result of opening a file with just the word “Zacchaeus” in it, listening to a homily about clutter in one’s life, trying to put a God Spot together. Zacchaeus is the story of a man who wondered who Jesus was and looked for a way to see him by climbing a tree. As the story unfolds, we hear Zacchaeus pledging to make restitution to anyone he had cheated. He was uncluttering his life in a very different way, but he was now open to the Lord in a real way. This God spot is not what I would have thought when I originally created a file called Zacchaeus, but then, isn’t that the way that God frequently works in our lives.)

Week 502–God in the Everyday—Fr Mike Delaney—Zacchaeus

Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–Easter Sunday (Today is Easter Sunday and there’s Easter eggs, holidays, and there’s been Easter parades at school but Mother Hilda wonders, do people really know what we're celebrating? Today we celebrate the glorious fact that Jesus has taken on the very things that you're agonising over, the many times you have heard yourself say, I'll never rise again. The times that something has laid you so low, that you say, I'll never rise again. He let it kill him, and then he rose above it. Today, the choice is yours. Do you want to know this risen life? Wherever you are today, stretch out your hands and say to God, thank you, I claim you. I claim your risen life and I believe that I will live again.)

Week 505–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–Easter Sunday

Mother Hilda says that just as we say, “my God,” God is at the same time whispering our names, claiming us as His own beloved. In Psalm 62, this intimacy is expressed as a closeness where God Himself delights in being claimed as ours

Week 629–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–My Son My Daughter

Mother Hilda reflects on how God meets us in our weakness and shame, offering forgiveness and a new start when we simply lift our hearts toward Him.

Week 630–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–Tell Him To Come Home

Mother Hilda says when we pray or speak to God, God hears the "full orchestra" of our entire life experience, history, and heart behind every word, treasuring it all as a beautiful and unique song of love

Week 631–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–Rummy Cub

Mother Hilda recounts the story of a French saint from around the 1700s encouraged disadvantaged peasants to build a Calvary in their hearts — one that could never be destroyed. We too are invited to carry this inner Calvary, where forgiveness and salvation dwell, and entrust our hardships to the Father’s love

Week 632–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–Calvary in Our Hearts

Mother Hilda tells a story of African schoolchildren who transformed their teacher's intimidating cane into musical instruments when he was absent, turning a symbol of fear into one of creativity and unity. The tale illustrates the truth that suffering, if not transformed, is often transmitted onto others

Week 633–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–Breaking the Cane

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Week 505–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–Easter Sunday

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