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 [...]