Céline Mangan, OP 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, 20th October, 2026 Isaiah 45:1, 4-6; 1 Thess:1:1-5; Mt. 22:15-21   | Desplázate ↓ para ver la versión en español | Deslize ↓ para ver a versão em [...]

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 25:6-10a | Psalm 22:1-6 | Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 | Matthew 22:1-14 | Desplázate ↓ para ver la versión en español | Deslize ↓ para ver a versão em português |   When [...]

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Reflection by Elsabe and John O’Leary for Sunday 4th October 2026 | Desplázate ↓ para ver la versión en español | Deslize ↓ para ver a versão em português | Tending the vineyards [...]

Sr Caitríona Gorman OP 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A World day of Migrants and Refugees Readings: Ezequiel 18: 25-28, Psalm 24:4-9, Response: v 6. Philippians, 2:1-11, Matthew, 21:28-32 | Desplázate ↓ para ver la versión en español | Deslize [...]

Silvana Rodriquez   25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Illogical logic: an irrational thought that brings about a change in action. A reflection on the text of Matthew 20:1–16 | Desplázate ↓ para ver la versión en español | Deslize [...]

Lara Kelly, Congregation Justice Office Dominican Sisters Cabra 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 13th September: Sunday of the Season of Creation Readings: Ecclesiasticus: 27:30, 28:7  |  Psalm: 102:1-4,9-12 R.V.8: The Lord is compassion and love, slow [...]

Sr Catherine Campbell OP 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Ezekiel 33:7-9/  Romans 13: 8-10 / Matthew 18:15-20 | Desplázate ↓ para ver la versión en español | Deslize ↓ para ver a versão em português |   The Word was [...]

Miriam Weir OP 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A | Desplázate ↓ para ver la versión en español | Deslize ↓ para ver a versão em português |     In today's first reading from Jeremiah we learn how the prophet [...]

Bríd Roe 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 22:19-23 Response: Your love O Lord is eternal, discard not the work of your hands Romans 11:33-36  |  Matthew 16: 13-20 We can only imagine how surprised and perhaps shocked [...]

Evona Rebelo 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A O Woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire | Desplázate ↓ para ver la versión en español | Deslize ↓ para ver a [...]

Sabine Schratz OP 19th Sunday of the Year A Desplázate ↓ para ver la versión en español Deslize ↓ para ver a versão em português     “Be realistic, try the impossible.” This slogan of the 1968 Paris [...]

Mary O'Byrne OP 18th Sunday of the Year  A Desplázate ↓ para ver la versión en español Deslize ↓ para ver a versão em português   What delights us more than an invitation, an invitation not just to [...]

Sr Columbia Fernandez OP 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A MATTHEW 13:44-52 Desplázate ↓ para ver la versión en español Deslize ↓ para ver a versão em português     Imagine you are scrolling your phone, and [...]

Caitriona Monahan Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: 19th July 2026   First Reading: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 / Psalm: 85: 5-6 ,9-10, 15-16 Second Reading: Romans: 8:26-27 / Gospel: Matthew 13:24-43        I’m not a gardener, but in recent times, I [...]

Sr. Fionnuala Quinn OP Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 55:10-11 Psalm 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 Romans 8:18-23    Matthew 13:1-23   I like to sit in silence a few times a day, if possible, and often as I [...]

Lucina Montagne Sunday 5th July: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture Readings: Zechariah 9:9-10, Psalm 44, Romans 8: 9, 11-13, Matthew 11:25-30     No-one will deny that we are living in turbulent times. There is a sense [...]

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time “If you give up your life for me you will find it, all who lose their lives because of me will find them “. Having reflected on this Sunday’s Gospel, brought me to ponder a [...]

Carmel Meade Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday 21st of June 2026 Mathew 10: 26-33   This Gospel is part of the instructions Jesus gave to the twelve Apostles when He was preparing them for their Mission. It [...]

Sr Pádraigín Mc Kenna OP   “When Jesus saw the crowd, he felt sorry for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd” Many years ago, I was in Brazil and living in a very rural parish [...]

The Feast of Corpus Christi The feast of Corpus Christi left a deep impression on me from my early childhood. It was very much a community feast; every family prepared for it, particularly those who lived along the route of [...]

Sr Susie O'Rawe OP Feast of the Holy Trinity Sunday 31st May 2026       Three Hand Reel? Every human reflects the God who is communion. Today, on Holy Trinity Sunday, we honour God and acknowledge our [...]

Elizabeth Ferguson, OP Pentecost Sunday, 2026     In the Jewish tradition the fiftieth day after Passover marks the festival of Shavout, the commemoration of the giving of the Torah to the Israelites on Mount Sinai, the Torah [...]

Joana Santos    Feast of the Ascension     In the Gospel of the Ascension, there is an image that might help us to enter more deeply into this mystery: the disciples are standing there, gazing up at [...]

Natalia Moro Sixth Sunday of Easter       In the first reading from St Peter’s letter on this Sixth Sunday after Easter, we encounter Philip in a Samaritan town. The people welcomed him with great joy because [...]

“FIRST IMPRESSIONS” 5th  Sunday of Easter (A) Acts 6: 1-7, Psalm 32; 1 Peter 2: 4-9, John 14: 1-12 By: Jude Siciliano, OP On this 5th Sunday of Easter, it gives us great pleasure to share with you our brother Fr. Jude [...]

Dympna Travers, OP   4th Sunday after Easter Good Shepherd Sunday     Sheep are vulnerable and frail like us as they grow older, needing care and watchful eyes as dark approaches. Shepherds make a gate with their [...]

Ana Rita Bustorff   Third Sunday after Easter       Many believers may recognise themselves in this Sunday’s Gospel, for we like the disciples walk and we speak of God. We study the Scriptures, yet we do [...]

Sr Liz Smyth OP 2nd Sunday of Easter Divine Mercy Sunday – 12 April 2026 Readings: Acts 2:42–47 | Psalm 118 | 1 Peter 1:3–9 | John 20:19–31   There is a simple line in today’s Gospel that [...]

Céline Mangan, O.P. Easter Sunday 2026 Vigil Readings: Gen 1:1-2:2 … Rom 6:3-11; Mt 28:1-10 Day Readings: Acts 10; Col 3:1-4; alt. 1Cor 5:7-8; Jn 20:1-9    My favourite word to describe the Easter readings is Dawning: the [...]

Sr Ronnie Rafferty OP   Palm Sunday 2026       As a community in Falls Road, we are reading together Joan Chittister’s book entitled “The Gift of Years” savouring the wisdom she has distilled in it and [...]

Sr Mairead Morrissey OP   5th Sunday in Lent Year A     The intrinsic connection between today’s readings is that of spirituality and immortality. ‘The hour is coming when the dead who are spiritual will hear the [...]

Hna Ana Del Valle Chavez Pedraza         ↓ English Translation below ↓   REFLEXIÓN DEL DOMINGO IV DE CUARESMA 15 De Marzo 2026 El evangelio de este domingo nos invita pensar en el ciego de nacimiento [...]

Carla Correai Marques Third Sunday of Lent       This Sunday's liturgy revolves around a central theme: thirst. Not just physical thirst, but the deeper thirst of the human heart — thirst for meaning, for love, for [...]

Cynthia O'Reilly   Reflection: Second Sunday of Lent     Six days after Peter’s declaration that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the Living God, Jesus brings Peter, James and John up a high mountain where they [...]

Sr Columbia Fernandez OP Sr. Colombia leads us into the Season of Lent Reflection for First Sunday     Today we hear the story of Jesus’ temptations in the desert, a story that invites us to reflect on [...]

Sr Kathleen Fitzsimons Sixth Sunday in Ordinary time         Sr Noreen and I met in the parlour of Falls Road Convent in Belfast to have a look at the Gospel for the following Sunday; the [...]

Ana Rita Bustorff   5th Sunday in Ordinary Time     I received an invitation to share a reflection on the readings for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time and felt a huge responsibility and that a great [...]

4th Sunday of the Church’s Year / The feast of St Brigid Two celebrations combine today:  It is both the 4th Sunday of the Church’s Year and is also the feast of St Brigid, Patroness of Ireland. Th gospel reading [...]

Caitríona Gorman OP     Third Sunday of Ordinary time   As I prepared to write this reflection, it was the beauty of the morning sunrise, with its magnificent contrasting colours of light and darkness that guided my [...]

Sr Pauline McGrath   Second Sunday in Ordinary Time       I would like to begin my reflection on next Sunday’s gospel John 1:29 – 34 with a brief glance at the first and second readings. My [...]

Carmel Meade   The Baptism of the Lord; 11th of January   Today's Gospel reading focuses on the Baptism of Jesus in the river Jordan. The Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist features in all four Gospels. [...]

Second Sunday of Christmas 4th January 2026 Sirach 24:1-4, 8-12; John 1:1-18 Elizabeth Ferguson OP There is nothing shy about Wisdom as  portrayed in the first reading offered us today from the Book of Sirach. She is sure [...]

Feast of the Holy Family 2025 Sabine Schratz OP “I would not have dreamt of it.” How many times must Joseph have thought that over the last few weeks and months? His fiancée was pregnant with a child [...]

Padraigín Mc Kenna OP “The Word was the true light that enlightens all peoples and He was coming into the world. He was in the world and the world did not know him. He came to his own [...]

Fionnuala Quinn, O.P. Fourth Sunday of Advent December 21, 2025 Isaiah 7: 10 – 14; Psalm 24 1- 2, 3-4, 5-6. Romans 1: 1 – 7; Matthew: 1: 18 - 24   Here we are, less than a [...]

Sr Brid Roe   The Third Sunday of Advent – Gaudete Sunday   The reading for today is from Chapter 11 – halfway through Matthrew’s Gospel.   In the previous chapter, Jesus has commissioned the first missionaries – the [...]

Céline Mangan, O.P. Second Sunday of Advent: 7th December 2025 Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 71; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12     Thinking about Advent this year, it came to my mind that the word, “Advent” and the word, “adventure” [...]

Veronica Rafferty OP First Sunday of Advent 2025 KEEP AWAKE       The hymn for morning prayer echoes the words of the gospel for today. “Then rouse thyself, awake from sleep!” From all parts of the office [...]

Mary O'Byrne OP Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe     In 1969, Pope Paul VI had a flash of prophetic insight when he raised the feast of the Kingship of Christ to the [...]

Sr Caitíona Gorman The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica       One might well wonder why we celebrate this feast on Sunday. The inscription across the front of the Basilica of St John Lateran reads “The sacred [...]

Elizabeth Ferguson, OP   Feast of All Souls November 2nd     We have all probably had the experience of walking behind the coffin of a loved one, or even a relative of a colleague or an acquaintance. [...]

30th Sunday in OT First Reading - Ecclesisasticus 35:12-14, 16-19 Gospel: Luke 18:9-14   “That fella needs to be taken down a peg or two”, was a phrase I would have heard at home. My dad would be talking to [...]

Sunday 19th October 2025 Fisher of Hearts   Each Gospel possesses its own distinctive features, and it is often said that Luke is the Gospel of prayer. The parable of the persistent widow emphasises the importance of prayer in our [...]

Marie Redmond, OP 28th Sunday of the Year       Gratitude, Inclusiveness, Peace through suffering As we reflect on the two stories in today’s scripture we may hear the call to embrace these qualities. They are stories [...]

Therese Lenehan, OP 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 Tim 1:6-8 Luke 17:5-9       All the readings in Today’s liturgy speak to us of faith. Habakkuk cries out to the Lord for help, while [...]

Kathleen Fitzsimons OP   26th Sunday in Ordinary Time       This 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time has been dedicated to prayer for refugees and asylum seekers. We don’t have to look far to spot the link. [...]

Sr Columbia Fernandez OP   25th Sunday in Ordinary Time LK 16:1-13     Today’s Gospel passage, Lk 16:1-13, presents a challenging parable about a shrewd manager who is praised for his cunning in securing his future.  On [...]

Nancy Robledo, OP   Exaltación de la Cruz Domingo 14 de Septiembre         Exaltación de la cruz, haciendo referencia a esta fiesta que nos marca mucho como cristiano, desde Moisés que acompaño a ese pueblo [...]

Pauline McGrath, OP 23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME This Sunday’s gospel is very difficult for us “literal” people of the west .  Being called by Jesus to hate our father and mother, our wife and our children doesn’t  [...]

Sr Miriam Weir, OP 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time       Today’s Liturgy brings us a strong message about humility and generosity. Jesus reminds us not to seek praise or high places. Instead, he shows us that [...]

Mairead Morrissey OP 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time       The readings today particularly the first reading and the gospel are closely related. Both bear a powerful message of hope. That is the reunion and restoration of [...]

Catherine Campbell, OP  20th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jer. 38: 4-6: 8-10 /  Luke 12: 49-53     The Agony and the Ecstasy   Batik Artist Nóirín Williams Mooney   As I look out my window from the [...]

Lucina Montague, OP 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 18:6-9, Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-12, Luke 12:32-48       Today’s gospel is quite long, as is even the shorter version of the second reading, but, together with the first [...]

Sr Helen Mary Harmey, OP 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ecclesiastes: 1:2, 2:21-23, Colossians: 3:1-5,9-11 St Luke: 12:13-21     I gather in most families we hear or have passed down to us stock phrases or words of [...]

Dympna Travers, OP 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time         Scripture Scholars tell us that the Our Father and the Beatitudes are the closest sayings of Jesus.  They lay out the core teachings of Jesus.  In [...]

Céline Mangan, O.P. Sixteenth Sunday of the Year Lk 10:38-42     The story of Jesus availing of the hospitality of Martha and Mary is told by Luke in the context of the journey up to Jerusalem, where [...]

Carla Correia   15th Sunday of the Year God is, and always has been, present in our live     First Reading – Deuteronomy 30:10-14 In this first reading, the reflection by the Deuteronomist theologian is simple: God [...]

Elizabeth Ferguson OP 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Gospel of Luke       Today’s readings present us with two mission experiences. The Gospel of Luke has an account of the seventy-two disciples being sent out on [...]

Sabine Schratz OP   ‘Nothing is lost with peace. All may be lost with war.’ (Pope Pius XII) June 29th, 2025   It has now been just under two months since we have a new pope. You will [...]

Corpus Christi The Body of Christ   Padraigín McKenna, OP This Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ is a wonderful Feast, and is one which is celebrated throughout the world with great love, devotion and respect. Every time [...]

Fionnuala Quinn O.P. The Most Holy Trinity Proverbs 8:22-31   Psalms 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15 O Trinity of blessed light, O Unity of princely might, The fiery sun now goes his way; Shed Thou within our [...]

Ana Chavez, OP DOMINGO DE PENTECOSTÉS 8 DE JUNIO DE 2025       JESÚS SE PRESENTA EN MEDIO DE SUS DISCÍPULOS, Y LES DICE “LA PAZ ESTE CON USTEDES”, la PAZ que Jesús les entrega a los [...]

Feast of the Ascension Cora McCullagh, OP   The Ascension took place forty days after the Resurrection: the same period of time that Jesus spent in the dessert preparing for his mission. All the accounts of the Ascension [...]

  Elizabeth Ferguson ,OP 6th Sunday of Easter - Elizabeth Ferguson Rev. 21             In Chapter 21 of the Book of Revelation, John describes in great detail his vision of the new heaven and the new earth. In [...]

Edel Murphy OP Fifth Sunday of Easter 18th May 2025 First reading: Acts 14:21-27 Second reading: Apocalypse 21:1-5 Gospel: John 13:31-33,34-35 The readings for this Sunday, the 5th Sunday of Easter, are clear in announcing God’s active love [...]

Sr. Ronnie Rafferty OP     Fourth Sunday of Easter - 11th May 2025       Usually I would go straight to the gospel text when asked to do the Sacred Space reflection, but the passage from [...]

Mary O’Byrne, O.P.     3rd Sunday of Easter - 4th May 2025     In this gospel John 21, 1-19, we are still in Resurrection mode and are listening eagerly to recitals of Resurrection appearances which figure [...]

Sr. Marie Redmond, OP 2nd Sunday of Easter “DOUBT NO LONGER, BUT BELIEVE”     “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living one.  I was dead, and see, I am alive [...]

Domingo de Pascuas April 20th Nancy Robledo OP En este año jubilar donde se nos invita a proclamar y vivir la Esperanza, las lecturas de Domingo de Pascuas son precisamente la proclamación de vivir el sentido más real, [...]

Sr Susie O’Rawe OP   Palm Sunday A Gospel of Hope and Truth: A Call to Courage and Justice     As we come closer to Holy Week, Jesus is coming to the end of his journey and [...]

Columbia Fernandez, OP 5th Sunday of Lent - 6th April 2025, Year C GOSPEL: JN 8:1-11       Today’s Gospel reading presents us with a powerful and thought-provoking scene. A woman is caught in the act of [...]

Mairead Morrissey 4th Sunday of Lent 30th March 2025 The 4th Sunday of Lent ‘Laetare Sunday’ marks the halfway point in our preparation for Easter. It takes its name from the opening words in today's Mass 'Laetare, Jerusalem.'  So, [...]

  Mary Daly, OP 3rd Sunday of Lent - 23rd March 2025 Luke 13:1-9 Pilgrims of Hope is the motto, the central theme, that was chosen by Pope Francis for this Jubilee year 2025, to contribute ‘to restoring [...]

Vicky Villaverde, OP 2nd Sunday of Lent - 16th March 2025 Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Abran es conocido como el padre de la fe para varios pueblos. Es uno de los primeros patriarcas, del antiguo testamento, su vida fue [...]

Noreen Christian Kathleen Fitzsimons First Sunday of Lent March 9th, 2025   Noreen Christian and I sat down in the community room in the Dominican Convent in Falls Road yesterday. Together we read over the Gospel [...]

Caitríona Gorman, OP 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time - 2nd March 2025 The Gospel of Luke 6:39-45     I knew I was struggling with the text of this Sunday’s Scripture readings, but had no idea why. Then [...]

Therese Lenehan O.P. Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Lk. 6:27-38 Last week’s gospel gave us Luke’s version of the Beatitudes.  This week Luke gives us some indications of how one can live out the Beatitudes in one’s own [...]

Pauline McGrath, OP SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME  LUKE 6:17, 20 – 26 This Sunday’s gospel begins with Jesus coming down the mountain with the twelve apostles and stopping at a piece of level ground.  Before we look [...]

Lucina Montague, OP 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time Readings: Isaiah 6:1-2, 3-8, Psalm 137, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke 5:1-11 Today’s readings bring two words to mind: spontaneity and simplicity. You might right say that there is nothing simple [...]

Catherine Campbell OP 2 February Presentation of the Lord:  Candlemas.  Malachi: 3: 1-4 & Luke : 22-40   Two rituals come to mind when the above Feast is mentioned:  Firstly Candles and secondly ‘Churching’. Our families brought Candles [...]

Carla Correia 3rd Sunday of the Year     A primeira leitura, revela-nos não só a importância da palavra de Deus, como também a sua extensão a todos: universalidade e unicidade da mensagem Divina. O Povo escuta atentamente, [...]

Miriam Weir, OP 2nd Sunday of the Year January 19th, 2025 Today’s Gospel is the well-known story of the ‘Wedding feast at Cana’, which is one of the first miracles we hear about this Liturgical Year.  At one [...]

Fionnuala Quinn O.P. The Nativity of the Lord December 25, 2024 For many reasons the theme of light and darkness is dazzling me as I consider these reflections for Christmas Day 2024. What a privilege it is to [...]

4th Sunday of Advent       Sabine Schratz OP Children make all the difference at Christmas. They bring a sense of anticipation and excitement that transforms the days leading up to Christmas and the day itself. “Never worry about [...]

3rd SUNDAY IN ADVENT Ronnie Rafferty OP In a recent table conversation, someone commented that the prevalent malaise suffered by people all over the world is anxiety.  The safe future of the planet and the safe future of [...]

2nd Sunday of Advent     Padraigín McKenna, OP “PREPARE THE WAY OF THE LORD"AND ALL PEOPLES SHALL SEE THE SALVATION OF OUR GOD       I remember very vividly the day, nearly fifty years ago, when this particular phrase from the [...]

1st Sunday of Advent Elizabeth Ferguson, OP As we begin a new liturgical season and indeed a new year, it may seem surprising that the Gospel passage from Luke (21:25-28,34-) which is chosen for today speaks of doom, [...]

33rd Sunday of the Year             By Edel Murphy OP Gospel: Mark 13: 24-32                      Alleluia: Luke 21:36 I can be like the disciples in Chapter [...]

The Widow’s Might Today's gospel, commonly known as the 'widow’s mite', is one of the most recognized stories in the Bible. An older woman, a widow, comes to make her donation to the Temple. There are thirteen wooden donation boxes [...]

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 20 October 2024 Mark 10:35-45 Sr Eileen O’Connell OP   The journey of Jesus and his disciples to Jerusalem continues in this week’s Gospel. Just before this episode, Jesus again tries to prepare the Twelve [...]

     28th Sunday of the Year   The Word of God Alive and Active     Veronica Mc Cabe, OP For many of us there are times in our lives when we are challenged to go beyond our level [...]

             27th Sunday of the Year  by Mary O’Byrne, OP   In his Gospel, Mark likes to point out that Jesus’ custom was to teach whoever was present where and whenever he appeared.  In today’s [...]

24th Sunday of the Year Vicky Villaverde Primera lectura Lectura del profeta Isaías 50, 5-9a Esta primera lectura nos habla del profeta Isaías, a él le toco intervenir y aconsejar en cuestiones de política internacional en su tiempo. Es por [...]

REFLEXION DEL SANTO EVANGELIO SEGÚN SAN MARCOS 6:30-34 «Vengan ustedes solos a un lugar desierto, para descansar un poco» (Mc 6,31) Esta invitación de Jesús de ir a un lugar desértico es para ayudarles a sus discípulos misioneros a tomar [...]

The woman who had suffered from a haemorrhage of blood for 12 years was considered an outcast in her society. The culture she lived in considered her contaminated and everything she touched contaminated. So for 12 long years she had [...]

This Sunday’s gospel is the well-known and well- loved story of Jesus calming the storm and his disciples. It is really two stories. The first is the story of Jesus and the second is the story of the disciples. Let [...]

Paintings, Parables, Poetry. These are some of the things that draw us back again and again for another look, another chance to see what we have seen and to be surprised by a new insight gifted to us. Or we [...]

In his fairy tale The Emperor's New Clothes, Danish author Hans Christian Andersen tells the story of a monarch known for his luxurious tastes. When two weavers offer him their services for an exquisite garment, he cannot say no. But [...]

Eating is necessary for survival, but when a special occasion is in question, we give more meaning than that to the action of eating together. Sharing a meal is the most usual way to celebrate a birthday, an anniversary, a [...]

MK 16:15-20 In today’s Gospel of Mk 16:15-20, we witness Jesus’ ascension and the commissioning of His disciples to go out into all the world and preach the Good News.  The passage speaks of the signs that will accompany those [...]

Jesus in Us and Us in Jesus From time to time, I read up on pruning in gardening manuals. The one phrase that has been most useful to me is that “every cut you make elicits a response from the [...]

Sheep and us - not the brightest bulbs in the box! Sacred Space reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Easter – Gospel – John 10: 11-18 During the season of Easter, the weekday readings offer us vivid accounts of the [...]

Reflexió de la lectura del día domingo 14 de Abril “¿Quién nos hará ver la dicha, si la luz de tu rostro ha huido de nosotros?” El evangelio del día nos invita a ver al resucitado, recordar su promesa y [...]

Palm Sunday There are many moments in the Readings for today that speak to us of the humanity of Jesus and how he responded to those who related to him in a personal way. We see where a woman poured [...]

Today’s Gospel reading (John 12: 20-33) has echoes of the account of the Agony in the Garden as it is described in other Gospel narratives. It begins with an unexpected reply to a request from some Greeks who want to [...]

Lev. 13:1-2, 44-46 Mark 1:40-45 In the reading from Leviticus we hear the biblical laws concerning leprosy (skin diseases thought to be contagious). Anyone who succumbed to this disease was declared unclean. One suffering from leprosy must declare himself unclean, wear [...]

A primeira leitura propõe-nos – a partir da figura de Moisés – uma reflexão sobre a missão profética. “O profeta é alguém que Deus escolhe, chama e envia para ser a sua “palavra” viva no meio dos homens. Através dos [...]

On this the third Sunday of ordinary time, the readings call to mind a certain urgency with regard to the shortness of our time in this world. So, if time is short, we must not hold tenaciously to that which [...]

In the first Reading from 1 Samuel 3:3B-10,19 “Samuel, was sleeping in the temple of the Lord, where the Ark of God was.” During the night Samuel heard a voice calling him and assumed that it was Eli, the priest.  [...]

Gospel reading: Matthew 2: 1 - 12           Blessed and joyous Epiphany!  I am with the Christian traditions and cultures that see Epiphany rather than Christmas as the highlight of this whole season.  Matthew shows real genius in creating an apparently [...]

“LA PALABRA SE HIZO CARNE Y HABITÓ ENTRE NOSOTROS”. En el medio de todas las realidades que dan vueltas en nuestra humanidad, en nuestro mundo actual de norte a sur, de este a oeste, intentaremos dar una palabra que nos [...]

Is: 61:1- 2a 1 Thes 5: 16-24, Jn 1:6-8, 19- 28 Gaudete Sunday We welcome Advent as a quiet, contemplative time of waiting for the Light, the Light who came to be the light of the whole human race. The [...]

Mark’s Gospel starts directly with the Proclamation ‘the beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the Prophet’. Mark in proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, [...]

“Oh, that you would tear the heavens open and come down.” “Let your face shine on us and we shall be saved.” Dove of peace During these 4 weeks of Advent, we prepare to celebrate God’s response to [...]

  There are many names, titles and descriptions of God in the Bible, but in the readings of today’s liturgy we see Christ as King, Judge and Shepherd. We all have some sense of what Kingship and Royalty mean. It [...]

“To some he gave five talents, to another two and yet to another one talent ….” I think of talents more as gifts and blessings which I have received from God, all given freely and with love to everyone he [...]

Sacred Space reflection for the 32nd Sunday in ordinary time year A MT 25:1-13 Wisdom is a gift from God that we all can drink from freely. Christ is the fount of wisdom which we can drink from to refresh [...]

Matthew 22: 34- 40 Next Sunday’s gospel begins with the Pharisees hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees. They decide to get together to disconcert Jesus. One of them puts this question to Him  ‘Which is the greatest commandment of [...]

Matthew 22: 15-21 Jesus in this passage is described as someone who is not ‘swayed’ by other people, a person of integrity who teaches ‘the way of God in accordance with the truth’.  And yet the Pharisees and the Herodians [...]

In this Sunday’s Gospel passage, continuing on from last week, we find Jesus in combat mode. His actions and authority have been questioned by the chief priest and elders of the people and he responds to their challenge, not with [...]

We live in a world where, whatever we are doing, we have directions to follow. We have to make choices. So too on our faith-journey, we make choices in how we live our lives. We have a God –given gift [...]

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways, says the Lord.” (Is. 55:8) This quote from the first reading for Sunday says it all. Jesus was well aware of this, and the story we [...]

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time XXI Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario El evangelio del Domingo 21, Mateo 16,13_20 nos convoca ante una pregunta y una certeza, la pregunta de Jesús hacia sus discípulos “quién dice la gente quien soy yo” [...]

The theme of The Stranger – the person who comes from a different culture - runs through all three Readings this weekend. This seems very apt in the context of today’s world where we are challenged to open our hearts [...]

When it comes to the most wonderful time of the year, the first weeks of August are up there with Christmas. For most of us, it is finally time for a break and that long-awaited holiday (if you already had [...]

`If you want to follow Jesus, you better look good on wood’. Daniel Berrigan’s quote seems apt for Chapter 10 of Matthew’s gospel. Here we see Jesus sending the twelve ‘on mission with instructions’. He gives them some pointers about [...]

Jeremiah was only 20 years old when called as a Prophet, so he was young. For forty years he warned all in Jerusalem that unless they turned back to God they would be captured and taken captive to Babylon, and [...]

Exodus 19:2-6 Ps.99:2-3,5 Rom. 5:6—11 Matt. 9:36-10:8 Pondering over the scriptures for this 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, the themes of God’s love and mercy, being alert to God’s voice calling to us through the actions and circumstances of daily [...]

When I was young, one of the highlights of the year was the Rathnew Corpus Christi Procession. It appeared that people came from all over to attend. For weeks beforehand the excitement in the village was tangible. Hedges were trimmed, [...]

Many of us retain in our mind phrases relating to God. When things have gone well for us, we have said, “Thanks be to God”. We experience a pleasant unexpected happening and we may say. Glory be to God”. When [...]

Evangelio De Juan, 20,19-23 La escena del Evangelio del día de hoy- día tan especial que es Pentecostés, donde Jesús se presenta a sus amigo/as y les regala el don de la paz, diciéndoles “la paz este con ustedes”, hoy [...]

Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:17-23; Matthew 28:16-20 The Last Farewell! Not really! He is going but remaining! The mission is thrust upon the disciples. They are to wait. Then he is lifted up into a cloud. What a conundrum for the [...]

Acts 8:5 – 8, 14 – 17, 1 Peter 3: 15 – 18, John 14: 15 – 21 This Sunday brings us to the final weeks of Easter. It is a transitional time in terms of liturgy and season. The [...]

Acts 6:1-7, Psalm 32, 1 Peter 2:4-9, JN 14:1-12 In today’s Readings, we are called to join in the royal Priesthood of God.  From before time began, we were called and chosen by God to join in His ministry and [...]

En este domingo de 4º de Pascua, se nos invita a reflexionar sobre los distintos textos. En la primera lectura, habla de los discursos que son muy importantes en el libro de los Hechos, aquí se subraya la dimensión comunitaria [...]

Stay with us. In today’s gospel, following Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, two of his disciples set out on a journey to a village called Emmaus. However, scripture scholars tell us that the identity of this village is disputed. The precise [...]

Nas leituras do segundo domingo da Páscoa, encontramos um chamado à comunhão com Deus e com nosso irmão Jesus. Que alegria, quando vemos que pela fé e através da fé podemos estar em comunhão. É na partilha do pão, no [...]

(Sir 15:15-20; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34; 1 Cor 2:6-10; Mt 5:17-37) A line in the Responsorial Psalm for the 2nd Sunday of the Year: “My God, I delight in your law in the depth of my heart” [Ps 39 [...]

Is.58:7-10, 1Cor.2:1-5, Mt.5:13-16 Today’s readings are both affirming and challenging and, for me, are all interlinked. Isaiah in the first reading speaks of the great needs of people and the unjust situations that existed.  And just in case one’s family [...]