Our Scripture this weekend invites us to worship Christ Jesus, who opens our eyes to the marvels that he has done for us as our high priest, and reveals to us the Father. The readings also assure us that…
As we contemplate Jesus as the Servant King, our readings today challenge us to consider themes of service and sacrifice. The First Reading comes from…
The readings this week give us an opportunity to step back from the busy-ness of our everyday lives to consider more deeply the riches we have been given, and what it is we truly value. In the First Reading...
Our readings today lead us to consider the importance of several elements in Jesus’s teaching: marriage and commitment, families and children, struggle and compassion. In the First Reading we...
Today’s readings show how God’s spirit works in unexpected ways. Anyone can be chosen to share God’s message, even those who...
Throughout his ministry on earth, Jesus walked a path of compassion, humility and service. He embodied a true spirit of...
The readings this week invite us to reflect on the person of Jesus, the Christ, and the challenges and possible suffering involved in being his follower. In the First Reading...
This week’s readings invite us to celebrate our ‘unbounded admiration’ for the Lord who ‘keeps faith with us for ever’. Our God makes no distinction between...
Our readings this week challenge us to reflect on how much the word of God influences the way we live our lives. In the First Reading...
This Sunday, the readings invite us to consider honestly the depth of our love for the Lord. The same challenging questions once put to the Israelites by Joshua, and later to the disciples by Jesus, are being asked of us today...
The readings for this Sunday tell us of the nourishment that comes from heaven and of our need to draw everlasting life from our relationship with Jesus – as well as...
This Sunday’s readings show God’s loving kindness and care for us, calling us to live with love…
The liturgy for this Sunday invites us to be transformed by the Bread of Life, made flesh in Jesus, and present in the word of God…
The readings this week focus on the generosity of the Lord who feeds his children ‘till they want no more’, both physically and spiritually. In the First Reading, Elisha, the man of God, feeds…
The shepherding care of God is a central theme of today’s readings. This divine shepherding brings reconciliation and ends false separation. Jeremiah in the First Reading shows…
Our readings this week invite us to reflect on the wonder of being chosen to be part of God’s plan. In the First Reading, we hear how Amos, a shepherd, responds to God’s call to bear witness. Despite not being welcomed, he stands his ground, knowing that he has been given his mission by the Lord..…
Today’s readings encourage us to place our whole trust in God’s grace, for God’s power is at its strongest even when we are most weak.…
Central to today’s readings is Christ the giver of life. We are encouraged to have faith in the Lord and in the life that the Lord brings – not just here on earth, but also in heaven.…
Today’s readings provide an opportunity to focus on our trust in God with great courage and hope. Three of the texts demonstrate the Lord’s power over the sea, and his care for…
Our readings this week are full of hope and confidence. May we grow in joyful hope as we pray and ponder them. The theme of growth, seeds, and trees winds in and out of these readings. So does the notion of universality: God’s kingdom is for the whole of humanity…