Sunday Reflection

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  Twenty-eighth sunday in ordinary time: What do we need?

  Oct 07, 2015

  How sad! The man had the wonders of the Lord right there in front of him. He could have become one of the Lord's closest disciples.

  
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  The sacrament of matrimony

  Oct 01, 2015

  Recently, I attended a meeting about Catholic marriage that began by noting that, over the last seven years, there has been a significant decline in Catholic marriages, almost by 25 per cent.

  

• The spirit fills all the people of God

  Sep 24, 2015

  When I was in the college seminary, ages ago, one of my philosophy teachers assigned a term paper based on the major work of a philosopher of his choosing.

  

• Twenty-fifth sunday in ordinary time: The problem with getting your “props”

  Sep 17, 2015

  Getting your props is a slang expression that basically means getting the respect you deserve.

  

• Twenty-fourth sunday in ordinary time: Which Peter are we?

  Sep 11, 2015

  This Sunday’s Gospel reading is familiar, but it seems to be missing some verses. We hear Jesus asking his disciples: “Who do people say I am.” We hear Peter’s answer, “You are the Christ,” but then Jesus moves on to speak about how he would suffer greatly.

  

• Listen and proclaim the good news

  Sep 04, 2015

  He put his fingers into the man's ears, and he spat and touched his tongue; and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened." And the man's ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly.

  

• Twenty-second sunday in ordinary time: Living a simple faith

  Aug 26, 2015

  The Youth Group meeting was going in the wrong direction. It was many years ago, in another parish, way before Life Teen. The structure would be a talk, followed by a sharing among the Teens

  

• John 6 part 5 — The choice is ours

  Aug 19, 2015

  The battles were over. The promised land was won. There were no enemies left strong enough to route the Hebrews from the land.

  
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  Sustained — “I myself am the living bread”

  Aug 06, 2015

  Strengthened by God’s sustenance, Elijah, even though he felt like dying, walked forty days and nights to the mountain of the Lord.

  

• The Bread of Labour: “Working for perishable food”

  Jul 31, 2015

  We work for food. We work hard. We get money for our work. And money? It has been known at times as “bread.” In fact, an advertisement for the Missouri lottery consecrates the miracle of winning as “our daily bread.”