Daily Reflections 
Wednesday 12 August(0)
Ezekiel 9:1-7,10:18-22; Psalm 113; Matthew 18:15-20
Listening
Disciples are not perfect. Conflict is inevitable. How the local church deals with conflict is crucial. Jesus sets out a process of communal reproof and restoration. Step One is initiated privately by the wronged person.… More
Full Story»Tuesday 11 August
St Clare (M)
Ezekiel 2:8-3:4; Psalm 119;:9-16;
Matthew 18:1-5,10-14
Embody God’s love
In Matthew 18, Jesus talks about the church as an alternative community. They are to sustain each other and to “change and become like children”. This image is a paradox of greatness in the demanding against-the-grain alternative life of the cross.… More
Monday 10 August
St Lawrence (F)
2 Corinthians 9:6-10; Psalm 111; John: 12:24-26
Bear much fruit
Imagine a grain of wheat falling into the darkness of earth. This is simultaneously a sowing and a falling and a dying. In the womb of earth, new life emerges.… More
Sunday 9 August
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 Kings 19:9, 11-13; Psalm 85; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:22-33
Walking on the sea
Biblical traditions record that “walking on the sea” is something God does – God prevails over creation. By “walking on the sea”, Jesus does what God does.… More