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Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

16 October 2022

Jesus spoke many times about prayer and the disciples often saw him withdraw to pray in a quiet place. He wanted to give them a new picture of his Father, so that they might be able to relate to…

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Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

9 October 2022

Naaman the Syrian had a journey to travel before he was finally cured of his leprosy. God had already begun the process of helping him, through the little Israelite slave girl, but Naaman - being…

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Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

2 October 2022

Jesus had probably shocked his disciples by the severe warnings about leading others astray and by his insistence that there was no limit to forgiveness (Luke 17:1-4). The disciples reacted by…

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Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

25 September 2022

Lazarus is the only character with a name in Jesus’ parables. Lazarus is the Greek version of the Hebrew "Eleazar", which means “God will help”. The rich man is sometime referred to as Dives. This…

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Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

18 September 2022

Today’s parable is very strange, because the steward is praised for his shrewdness in acting dishonestly. How could Jesus praise sinfulness? His audience would have consisted of pharisees as well…

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Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

11 September 2022

The story of the prodigal son must be one of the best-loved that Jesus told. We know it so well and yet, as our lives unfold, we can gain new insights. In the first reading, the God of the Old…

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Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

4 September 2022

The images Jesus chose for his teaching were very powerful. A tower is a very striking feature in a landscape. The picture above shows a church in Hamburg, which was left as it was after being…

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Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

28 August 2022

Jesus seemed to have really enjoyed having meals with people. “Companion” literally means “bread fellow”, someone with whom you share bread. It implies an intimacy. Our Lord would use that image…

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Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

21 August 2022

The Jews were the chosen people and because of this some of them felt sure of salvation. The Pharisee in the parable felt so pleased with himself that his prayer consisted of giving God a list of…

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Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

14 August 2022

Fire was often used as a symbol of God’s presence in the Old Testament. Moses saw a bush burning without being consumed, and had his first encounter with God (Exodus 3). The message of God…

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