Sunday Reflections
Sixth Sunday of Easter
17 May 2020
The gospel of today continues the Discourses of the Last Supper. The prevailing theme of this gospel is love. In St Matthew’s gospel, Jesus had said:
“Not everyone who says to me, “Lord,…
Fifth Sunday of Easter
10 May 2020
The Discourses of the Last Supper are a probably a collection of the teachings of Jesus which the evangelist has placed in the context of the Last Supper. Indeed they seem very fitting for this…
Fourth Sunday of Easter
3 May 2020
In today’s gospel, Jesus describes himself not only as a shepherd but as the gate of the sheepfold. Gates are powerful symbols. The Romans actually had a god of gateways, Janus. In the past,…
Third Sunday of Easter
26 April 2020
A road is an image that Luke often uses to describe movement on a spiritual pathway. The story of the Good Samaritan takes place on the road to Jericho, St Paul encounters the Lord on the road to…