Gospel & Reflection for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2025
The call of our faith is never to be deterred. We are asked not to be shy, not to be embarrassed, not to be quiet but to be fully committed in proclaiming and living our faith and beliefs, regardless of the cost.
Aug
Gospel & Reflection for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2025
Our story of faith, from the dawn of time is a story of God’s relationship with His people, not His Saints. Mary, when chosen to be the Mother of Christ, committed to this relationship and intimacy with God with nothing more than her humanity, her trust, and her love. That was all she had but that was all she needed!
Aug
Gospel & Reflection for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2025
The late poet Seamus Heaney wrote a poem titled: ‘Had I not been awake’. The ‘it’ in question was an unexpected gust of wind swirling round his house. For Heaney, this common stirring of nature was a gifted moment in his life; one that could easily have passed him by, but it was pivotal to his recovery from a stroke.
Aug
Gospel & Reflection for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2025
Some things make a huge difference and are remembered. Love, kindness, support. Our lending hand, our compassion, our listening. Our gentleness, our presence; our faith and beliefs. These are some of the things that are a real treasure, and it is these things that Jesus asks us to witness to, just as He did,
Aug
Gospel & Reflection for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2025
Wrestling with God is important to acknowledge because as we all might agree with - prayer can be very frustrating! - We pray and we pray and pray even more, for something to happen or not happen, for a result, for some good fortune, for a happy outcome, for a cure, to mention just a few things. We pray and pray and if it does not work out as we hoped, it can make us feel angry, hurt, even doubtful about God who we thought was there to listen and respond. But maybe that is what happens when we treat God or understand Him as if He were some sort of vending machine.!
Jul