Sunday Reflections
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Pharisees and the Herodians would not usually be on the same side. The Pharisees were anti-Roman and believed in a coming Messiah. They kept the Law assiduously and Jesus did not match their…
Twenty-eight Sunday in Ordinary Time
Imagine being invited to a party and not only refusing to come but attacking those who were sent to deliver the message! Over the past weeks Jesus has been telling parables that illustrate the…
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
A vineyard is frequently used as a symbol in both the Old and New Testaments. This is the third Sunday in a row in which this image has been used; the story in today’s gospel is really an allegory…
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth.” (John 18:37)
Jesus spent his whole life testifying to the truth. The parable he told in today’s reading…
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Throughout his ministry, Jesus told parables which painted a portrait of his Father. Who better to describe him than God the Son, the second person of the Trinity, made man? In last week’s story…
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.”
Forgiving others was at the core of Jesus’ teaching. Peter thought he was being generous in suggesting a limit of…
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Prophets like Ezekiel acted as mouthpieces for God in his relationship with the Jewish people. He himself was even to be held to account for not issuing warnings to the wicked.
Sometimes…
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
It must have taken a great amount of courage for Jesus to turn in the direction of Jerusalem, knowing what lay in front of him. It must have been difficult also to confront Peter, possibly an…
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today’s gospel is a strange story. Picture Jesus merciful and compassionate, refusing to even acknowledge - let alone speak to - a distraught mother who pleads for her daughter to be cured.…
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” (Franklin D Roosevelt)
Fear can paralyse us and prevent us from taking risks and achieving our potential. It can also prevent us from…