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 feast of the Ascension, [...]
Fifth Sunday of Easter 7th May 2023
Tony Burke2023-06-28T16:11:52+00:00Acts 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 to bring others closer [...]
Fourth Sunday Easter 30th April 2023
Tony Burke2023-07-06T17:50:08+00:00En 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 del testimonio de Pedro. [...]
Third Sunday of Easter 23rd April 2023
Tony Burke2023-06-28T16:05:44+00:00Stay 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 destination doesn’t really matter [...]
Second Sunday Easter 16th April 2023
Tony Burke2023-06-28T16:04:22+00:00Nas 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 que temos e no [...]

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 12 Feb. 2023
Tony Burke2023-06-28T15:46:26+00:00(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 (40):8] seems to me [...]

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5 February 2023
Tony Burke2023-06-28T15:44:21+00:00Is.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 is forgotten, he has [...]