Sunday Reflection

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  The Solemnity of Christ the King: Auctoritas

  Nov 25, 2018

  Following Jesus Christ, the King, demands that we stand apart from those elements of society that refuse to recognise His authority. Following Jesus Christ our King, forces us to make decisions that are determined by the law of God, not the popular opinion of the day.

  
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  Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Faith to the End

  Nov 18, 2018

  At this time every year, I go down to Guardian Angels School to answer questions that the 8th graders have devised.

  
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  Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: What motivates you? God’s love for you or your love of yourself?

  Nov 11, 2018

  What a difference between the actions of the scribes and the actions of the widow in the treasury.

  
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  Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: It’s not that difficult

  Nov 04, 2018

  From Deuteronomy the Lord took, “You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, whole mind and whole strength, and your whole soul.”

  
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  Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: By the side of the road we cry out

  Oct 28, 2018

  Our lives are full of images. There are images on TV, on the computer, on the tablet, on the phone. We spend our lives focusing on so many images that we miss that which we need to see, the Presence of Our Lord.

  
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  Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Authority and Service

  Oct 19, 2018

  James and John had it all wrong. They wanted authority. They wanted to sit at the right hand and left hand of Jesus when the Kingdom of God was established on earth. They wanted to lord it over others.

  
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  Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Wisdom of God

  Oct 14, 2018

  It was really horrible. Twelve year old Tommy was bawled out by his little league coach. He was mocked in front of his teammates.

  
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  Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: For you, the married

  Oct 05, 2018

  Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: For you, the married

  
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  Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Psychic Surgery?

  Sep 30, 2018

  If today's Gospel reading seems to join very diverse and disconnected sayings, they may come together like this: we are challenged to be inclusive with regard to people we perceive as encroaching “outsiders” (be brother to the other; sister to the visitor).

  
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  Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: From jealousy to wisdom

  Sep 23, 2018

  Today’s readings confront these human maladies. The first reading presents wicked men plotting the destruction of the Just One. They can’t stand the fact that he is so close to God. They are jealous, just like Cain was jealous of his brother Abel’s relationship with God.