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Sunday 30 August
Deuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8; James 1:17-18, 21-22,27; Ps. 15; Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 Give Him your heart Where is my heart? Is it with the letter of the law, down to the nth degree, or is it with God? Do I fuss about ritual while overlooking purpose? Am I a Pharisee sometimes, getting wound up in rules rather than […]
Sunday 23 August
Joshua 24:1-2,15-18; Ps 34; Ephesians 5: 21-32; John 6:60-69 Nurture faith Peter’s gift of faith is profound. He knows, because he listens to God, that Jesus truly is the Holy One God has sent to share the message of eternal life. Our opportunity to grow and nurture our faith can be just like Peter’s because […]
Sunday 16 August
ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY – PATRONAL FEAST OF AOTEAROA, NEW ZEALAND Apoc. 11: 19; 12: 1-6,10; Ps. 45; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26; Luke 1: 39-56 Mary Immaculate Most Blessed Mary, I am filled with awe when I consider the wonder of your Assumption into heaven. You are my model, the ideal witness to God’s […]
Sunday 9 August
1Kings 19:4-8; Ps 34 Ephesians 4:30-5:2; John 6:41-51 The Living Bread The Jews were confused – what did Jesus mean when he said he was the living bread that could give them eternal life? It sounded very strange and wrong to them. But (as Pope Francis pointed out recently), people have another hunger for life, […]
Sunday 26 July
Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time 2 Kings 4:42-44, Psalm 145, Ephesians 4:1-6, John 6:1-15 God of abundance The miracle of the feeding of the crowd begins with a young boy’s willingness to surrender his lunch of five barley loaves and two fishes. We remember that when God calls us to do something that involves some […]
Sunday 19 July
Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 23:1-6, Psalm 23, Ephesians 2:13-18, Mark 6:30-34 Filling up the well The disciples had been busy taking Jesus’ teachings to various communities. Jesus knew they all needed a rest, and he tried to organise a boat trip to a quiet place.It wasn’t quiet. Crowds had gathered in advance, and […]
Sunday 12 July
Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time Amos 7: 12-15, Psalm 85, Ephesians 1:3-14, Mark 6:7-13 Every spiritual blessing Dear old Paul! His letter to the people in Ephesus, is one of his most beautiful epistles. After a short introduction, every verse carries a blessing that will take us deep into the mystery of the love for […]
Sunday 5 July
Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Ezekiel 2:2-5, Psalm 123, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Mark 6:1-6 The mystery of paradox “When I am weak, then I am strong.” Paul is talking about paradox, and how living with Christ Jesus takes us to a place where faith is best expressed in statements that appear contradictory. We know how […]
Sunday 28 June
Week 13 of Ordinary Time Wisdom 1:13-15,3:23-24. Ps 30, 2Corinthians 8:7-9,13-15, Mark 5:21-43 The divine physician It seems nearly every day we hear of people who are sick. We ourselves may bear the burden of illness. It is the medical profession that we look to for healing of bodies and minds. The miracles of Jesus’ […]
Sunday 21 June
Week 12 of Ordinary Time Job 38:1,8-11, Ps 106, 2Corinthians 5:14-17, Mark 4:35-41 Calming the storm Storms don’t just happen outside, they happen inside. They can happen within our families and ourselves. For some it can seem constant, for others they come and go. Jesus shows us today he is with us in the storms. […]
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