Sunday Reflections
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
The theme of today’s readings would appear to be the qualities required of someone seeking the Kingdom of God. We are all too well aware today of people who feel that greatness lies in dominating…
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Jews were the chosen people. God spoke to them first and guided them through a long journey, before Jesus, the Christ, was born from their race. They had a sense of being special and…
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jeremiah prophesied from 626 BC to 586 BC, mostly in Jerusalem. Like many people who speak against the status quo, he was often in trouble. The message from God was that Judah should not resist…
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The word “servant” evokes pictures of Downton Abbey or Upstairs Downstairs and would seem to have little place in a modern republic. However, the story of Abraham would seem to…
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In the Old Testament, in the book of Genesis, Joseph did exactly the same thing as the Rich Fool. He stored large amounts of grain (Genesis 41:48-50). However, the situations were very different.…
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“God is the Supreme Spirit” are the words of the catechism. If God is spirit, he is neither male or female but can be described with the characteristics of both. He is certainly not an old man…
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Women will have great sympathy for Martha, for they know well what effort goes into entertaining an important guest. Jesus grew up in a loving family and he seems to have become part of the family…
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In the gospels the Samaritans are generally depicted very favourably. The leper who came back to thank Jesus was a Samaritan (Luke 1:11-19) and the Samaritan woman at the well, in in chapter 4 of…
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 66:10-14 is taken from Third Isaiah, written when the Jews had returned home after their exile in Babylon. God works in all sorts of unexpected ways, as he did when he inspired the Persian…
Ss Peter & Paul, apostles
The feast of SS Peter and Paul gives us some very valuable lessons. Peter and Paul were the bedrock of the infant church, yet they were people with weaknesses - just like the rest of us. In fact…