Gospel Reflection – 26 Sunday Year B.
Christian by name and in deed The Sunday Gospels these weeks are about Jesus on the way to Calvary and how his followers are to take up their crosses also. Today’s Reading (Mark 9:38-43. 45.47-48) is a challenge to be Christian not only in name but also in the way we live. Do I belong…
Sunday Reflection – Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me
Take up your cross and follow me In today’s Mass we reach the halfway point of Mark’s Gospel (Mark 8: 27-35). The first half develops the identity of who Jesus is and it is time to ask the question, “Who do people say I am?” The second half will deal with the question of the…
Sunday Reflection – Taste and See that the Lord is Good
Taste and see that the Lord is good This is the fifth and final Sunday when the Gospel Reading is taken from John Chapter 6. It began with the multiplication of the loaves and fishes to feed the hunger of the physical body. This was a sign to move on to the second bread: Jesus…
The Assumption of Mary
While the Assumption of Mary has been celebrated for over a thousand years, the doctrine of her assumption was officially defined as late as 1950. To mark the occasion, the famous novelist, Graham Greene, who had been received into the Catholic Church shortly before that, was asked to write an article for Life, then the…
Gospel Reflection – 19 Sunday, Year B ‘ The Bread of Eternal Life’
This is the third successive Sunday when our Gospel is taken from John Chapter 6, all about bread. John likes to start with something familiar like water, light or bread and to rise up step by step to divine life. Two weeks ago, we read about the multiplication of the loaves and fishes when Jesus…
Gospel Reflection – 17 Sunday, Year B – The Loaves and Fishes
Five Loaves and Two Fish Today we commence five Sundays when our Gospel is taken from Chapter 6 of John which is all about the bread of life. The symbol of John in art is an eagle which sores high. John begins a chapter with something on ground level such as water in a…
Gospel Reflection (16 Sunday, Year B) – Come Apart and Rest A Little
I will always remember the first time I had to preach to a Sunday Mass congregation. All the prayers at Mass were then in Latin which very few understood, and the priest had his back to the people most of the time. I turned around to face the people for the sermon. The Gospel…
Gospel Reflection – Sharing in Christ’s Mission
Sharing in Christ’s Mission When Jesus sent out the apostles to extend his mission, he said more about their lifestyle than what they might say (Mark 7: 7-13). As St. Francis put it, preach at all times, sometimes using words. We are so bombarded today by advertising pressure, slogans and biased media that people…
Sunday Gospel Reflection – Ordinary Little Nazareth
Ordinary Little Nazareth When Jesus returned to his hometown, Nazareth, his reception was disappointing to say the least (Mark 6: 1-6). People had heard about extraordinary things he did in other towns. He was invited to speak in the local synagogue and initially most of the people were astonished when they heard him. But soon…