Fr Kevin Waldie sm introduces us to the writings of St Luke who is the author of about 1/4 of the New Testament and was passionate about sharing the Good…
Zechariah 9:9-10; Romans 8:9,11-13; Matthew 11:25-30 Zechariah had a conversation with God in which God doubted that the people in Jerusalem were following the laws out of tradition rather than…
Jeremiah 20:10-13; Romans 5:12-15; Matthew 10:26-33 “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Listen! I am going to bring a disaster on this place that will…
Giving thanks, blessing and ‘eucharistia’ are connected. These words are used by St Paul as well as in the Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke.Following up on his presentation on…
Exodus 34:4-6,8-9; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; John 3:16-18 God had told Moses that the people would be led to the promised land, but that God might not stay with them as…
Acts 8:5-8,14-17; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21 After Stephen, of whom it is said he was filled with the Holy Spirit, was stoned to death for his belief, the new…
Samuel 16:1.6-7,10-13; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 Light and darkness, being awake or asleep.In Ephesians we are called children of God - we are children of light and are asked to…
2 Kings 5:14-17; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 17:11-19 Naaman, the leper. Without reading the passages that lead to this healing story, one might not be aware that Naaman was a…
Habakkuk 1:2-3,2:2-4; 2 Timothy 1:6-8,13-14; Luke 17:5-10 “Why do you set injustice before me, why do you look on where there is tyranny?” Isn’t this a question we ask ourselves…
Joshua 5:9-12; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3,11-32 The Israelites had fled Egypt and have just crossed the River Jordan, arriving in the Promised Land. The long journey from Egypt had…