Isaiah 8:23-9:3; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13,17; Matthew 4:12-23 King Ahaz had tried to conquer Jerusalem but was unsuccessful. He was now vulnerable and worried about an attack from his enemies, but…
Isaiah 49:3,5-6; 1 Corinthians 1:1-3; John 1:14. 12; John 1:29-34 When the Society of Mary was founded in 1836, Pope Gregory XVI asked the members of this new Society to spread…
Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7; Acts 10:34-38; Matthew 3:13-17 John the Baptist has been living in the wilderness, wearing a garment of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist as the…
Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 71(72):1-2,7-8,10-13; Ephesians 3:2-3,5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 The birth of Jesus has brought light into the world – and with Christmas in the Northern Hemisphere being celebrated from the…
For to the bee a flower is a fountain of life, and to the flower a bee is a messenger of love, and to both, bee and flower, the giving…
Ecclesiasticus 3:2-6,12-14; Colossians 3:12-21; Matthew 2:13-15,19-23 The Feast of the Holy Family has only been celebrated officially in the Church for 100 years. Having just celebrated the Birth of Jesus,…
“In our times”… (Nostra Aetate) - a title that doesn’t really tell us anything about the content of this encyclical. However, it also makes the document timeless. The content was…
Isaiah 7:10-14; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24 The 4th Sunday of Advent is the last Sunday before the Birth of Christ.Jesus will be born into the House of David, and so…
Isaiah 35:1-6,10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 Advent is the time of waiting for the coming of the one who is sent by God. As we are getting closer to Christmas,…
I was at a Christmas party where I saw a little girl dropping a beautifully wrapped lolly. I tried to tell her, but she didn’t hear me. A little boy…