Wednesday 3 May 2023 Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 Brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, the gospel that you received and in which you are firmly established; because the gospel will save you only if you keep...
Reflections
Reflections
Emmaus
Sunday 23 April 2023 3rd Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14,22-33 On the day of Pentecost Peter stood up with the Eleven and addressed the crowd in a loud voice: ‘Men of Israel, listen to what I am going to say: Jesus the Nazarene was a man commended to you...
The focus is Divine Compassion
Sunday April 16 2023 Second Sunday of Easter – Divine Mercy Sunday Acts 2:42-47The whole community remained faithful to the teaching of the apostles, to the brotherhood, to the breaking of bread and to the prayers. The many miracles and signs worked through the apostles made a deep impression...
Gather the scattered children of God
Saturday 1 April 2023 5th week of Lent Ezekiel 37:21-28 The Lord says this: ‘I am going to take the sons of Israel from the nations where they have gone. I shall gather them together from everywhere and bring them home to their own soil. I shall make them...
Hurt people, hurt people
Friday 31 March 2023 5th week of Lent Jeremiah 20:10-13 Jeremiah said: I hear so many disparaging me, ‘“Terror from every side!” Denounce him! Let us denounce him!’ All those who used to be my friends watched for my downfall, ‘Perhaps he will be seduced into error. Then we...
What’s in a name?
Thursday 30 March 2023 5th week of Lent Genesis 17:3-9 Abram bowed to the ground and God said this to him, ‘Here now is my covenant with you: you shall become the father of a multitude of nations. You shall no longer be called Abram; your name shall be...
Equanimity
Wednesday 29 March 2023 5th week of Lent Daniel 3:14-20,24-25,28 King Nebuchadnezzar said, ‘Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods, and that you refuse to worship the golden statue I have erected? When you hear the sound of horn, pipe, lyre, trigon,...
Where are you going?
Tuesday 28 March 2023 5th week of Lent Numbers 21:4-9 The Israelites left Mount Hor by the road to the Sea of Suph, to skirt the land of Edom. On the way the people lost patience. They spoke against God and against Moses, ‘Why did you bring us out...
Verity, Freedom, Justice, Sincerity, Felicity
Monday 27 March 2023 5th week of Lent Daniel 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62 Susanna and the two elders. Psalm 22 If I should walk in the valley of darkness, no evil would I fear. John 8:1-11Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At daybreak he appeared in the Temple again; and as...
Announcing Your Will
Saturday 25 March 2023 The Annunciation of the Lord Isaiah 7:10-14,8:10 The Lord spoke to Ahaz and said, ‘Ask the Lord your God for a sign for yourself coming either from the depths of Sheol or from the heights above.’ ‘No,’ Ahaz answered ‘I will not put the Lord...
The paths he treads are unfamiliar
Friday 24 March 2023 4th week of Lent Wisdom 2:1,12-22 The godless say to themselves, with their misguided reasoning: ‘Our life is short and dreary, nor is there any relief when man’s end comes, nor is anyone known who can give release from Hades. Let us lie in wait...
Close enough to calm God’s anger
Thursday 23 March 2023 4th week of Lent Exodus 32:7-14 The Lord spoke to Moses, ‘Go down now, because your people whom you brought out of Egypt have apostatised. They have been quick to leave the way I marked out for them; they have made themselves a calf of...
My Dad and Me
Wednesday 22 March 2023 4th week of Lent Isaiah 49:8-15 Thus says the Lord: At the favourable time I will answer you, on the day of salvation I will help you. (I have formed you and have appointed you as covenant of the people.) I will restore the land...
Grateful for what we have
Saturday 11 March 2023 2nd week of Lent Micah 7:14-15,18-20 With shepherd’s crook, O Lord, lead your people to pasture, the flock that is your heritage, living confined in a forest with meadow land all around. Let them pasture in Bashan and Gilead as in the days of old....
Divine Dreaming – a risky business
Friday 10 March 2023 2nd week of Lent Genesis 37:3-4,12-13,17-28 Israel loved Joseph more than all his other sons, for he was the son of his old age, and he had a coat with long sleeves made for him. But his brothers, seeing how his father loved him more...
Dives. Drinking Deeply.
Thursday 9 March 2023 2nd week of Lent Jeremiah 17:5-10 The Lord says this: ‘A curse on the man who puts his trust in man, who relies on things of flesh, whose heart turns from the Lord. He is like dry scrub in the wastelands: if good comes, he...
Get past your own interests
Wednesday 8 March 2023 2nd week of Lent Jeremiah 18:18-20 ‘Come on,’ they said, ‘let us concoct a plot against Jeremiah; the priest will not run short of instruction without him, nor the sage of advice, nor the prophet of the word. Come on, let us hit at him...
Lenten practice – Love practically
Tuesday 7 March 2023 2nd week of Lent Isaiah 1:10,16-20 Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the command of our God, you people of Gomorrah. ‘Wash, make yourselves clean. Take your wrong-doing out of my sight. Cease to do evil. Learn to do...
Returning from Exile
Monday 6 March 2023 2nd week of Lent Daniel 9:4-10 O Lord, God great and to be feared, you keep the covenant and have kindness for those who love you and keep your commandments: we have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly, we have betrayed your...
“You are really cool!”, God.
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 58:7-10 Thus says the Lord: Share your bread with the hungry, and shelter the homeless poor, clothe the man you see to be naked and do not turn from your own kin. Then will your light shine like the dawn and your wound...