Reflection on the Readings for 19 Jan 2025: Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 95(96):1-3,7-10; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11 We have entered into the Jubilee Year which Pope Francis dedicated to the…
Reflection on the Readings for 12 Jan 2025: Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11; Titus 2:11-14,3:4-7; Luke 3:15-16,21-22 Prepare in the wilderness a way for the Lord Last week, we read about Jerusalem as…
Reflection on the Readings for 05 Jan 2025: Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3,5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 In Aotearoa New Zealand, the Feast of the Magi is not celebrated as a separate feast…
Reflection on the Readings for 29 Dec 2024: 1 Samuel 1:20-22,24-28; 1 John 3:1-2,21-24; Luke 2:41-52 On this feast of the Holy Family, we are reminded that we are all…
Reflection on the Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 22 Dec 2024: Micah 5:1-4; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45 On this fourth Sunday of Advent, the Sunday before Christmas, we…
Reflection on the Readings for the Third Sunday of Advent, 15 Dec 2024: Zephaniah 3:14-18; Isaiah 12: Philippians 4:4-7; Is61:1(Lk4:18); Luke 3:10-18 The third Sunday of Advent is the third…
Reflection on the Readings for the Second Sunday of Advent, 08 Dec 2024: Baruch 5:1-9: Philippians 1:4-6,8-11; Luke 3:1-6 The Second Sunday of Advent is sometimes called the Sunday of…
Reflection on the Readings for the First Sunday of Advent, 01 Dec 2024: Jeremiah 33:14-16; 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2; Luke 21:25-28 and 21:34-36. The first of December, the first Sunday of…
Reflection on the Readings for Christ the King, 24 Nov 2024: What does it mean to be a king? Usually, kings gain power through inheriting their position, being born as…
“Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead.” This quote by G.K. Chesterton made me think. From the…