Sunday Reflection – Dives & Lazarus
Dives and Lazarus Luke, more than the other evangelists, portrays Jesus as being on the side of the poor. In last Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus referred to money as tainted with temptation. Today’s Gospel (Luke 16:19-23) is the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. Although he is commonly called Dives, the rich man is not…
Sunday Reflection – The proper use of money
In the past I often heard people complaining that too many Sunday sermons were about money. I don’t hear it nowadays, probably because the parish newsletter and parish council publicize the financial needs. This Sunday however the Gospel (Luke 16:1-13) suggests that the preacher should talk about money, dealing with its wrong use and…
One is important to God – A Sunday Gospel Reflection
One is important to God While the First Reading and Responsorial Psalm are chosen to connect with the Gospel of the Day, it occasionally happens that the Second Reading touches on the same theme. The mercy of God to sinners features in each text this Sunday. In the First Reading (Exodus 32:7-11.13-14), when the…
Gospel Reflection – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – The Cost of Discipleship
The Cost of Discipleship Great crowds accompanied Jesus on his way and he turned and spoke to them. “If anyone comes to me without hating his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:1-2). The size of the crowd did not impress Jesus. He could…
Gospel Reflection – The Art of Listening to God
The art of listening to God Saint Luke seems to have been fascinated by food! Even the Risen Lord asked the stunned disciples, “have you anything here to eat?” (Luke 24:41). Luke recalls ten meals, each with a distinctive setting and a special message. The last supper and the welcoming banquet for the return…
The Good Samaritan – Gospel Reflection 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Good Samaritan saw, felt compassion and acted On the road to Jerusalem Jesus taught the way of discipleship. The spiritual life has been compared to a tripod supported on the legs of prayer, study of our religion and practical action. Today’s Gospel, the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 15: 10-37), is about love…
Gospel Reflection – Fully Committed Christians
Fully Committed Christians Mass this Sunday puts aside the purple vestments of Lent and the white vestments of Eastertide as we return to the green of Ordinary Time. We take up from where we left off before Lent with Luke’s gospel as our guiding light for the rest of the year. There is an…
The Real Presence – The Solemnity of Corpus Christi
The Real Presence is the Real Thing The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ is a celebration of the presence of Jesus Christ in the Blessed Eucharist. It is an astounding belief. We would not dare to hold this belief except that it is based on the very words of Jesus himself. “I…
Gospel Reflection (Trinity Sunday) – A God of Relationships
A God of Relationships As he was about to ascend to heaven, the Lord Jesus instructed the apostles to go, make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. In those days, baptism meant being immersed in water, plunged into the triune…