Fr Prodencio Bognay, Assistant Priest at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (13: 1-9) in which Jesus tells the parable of the Fig tree where the gardener asks the owner of the Vineyard to ‘Leave the fig tree one more year’.Fr Prodencio notes that, during the time of Jesus, [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay, Assistant Priest at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (12: 54-59) in which Jesus says to the crowds, ‘You do not know how to interpret these times’.Fr Prodencio says there is no doubt that with the advancement in science and technology over the years, we have [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay, Assistant Priest at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (12: 49-53) in which Jesus tells his disciples, ‘I have come to bring fire to the earth and how I wish it was blazing already’.In a community where there exists an established strong set of beliefs already, [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay, Assistant Priest at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (12: 39-48) in which Jesus tells his followers to stand ready for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.Fr Prodencio says our Gospel story today somehow provides us with a mental [...]
On the feast of St Luke the Evangelist, Fr Prodencio Bognay, Assistant Priest at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (10: 1-9) in which Jesus appoints 72 and sends them like lambs among wolves.“I am sending you like lambs among wolves”. Fr Prodencio says, we can just imagine that [...]
Anne O’Brien, Director of Mission at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (12: 13-21) in which Jesus says, ‘Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for a person’s life is not made secure by what they own, even when they have more than they need’. Anne says, [...]
Anne O’Brien, Director of Mission at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (12: 8-12) in which Jesus says ‘do not worry about how you to defend yourselves or what you to say, because when the time comes, the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say’. Anne says, [...]
Anne O’Brien, Director of Mission at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (12: 1-7) in which Jesus tells his followers to be on guard against the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and that God’s love is great. In this Gospel, Anne says, Jesus uses sparrows to show just how much [...]
Anne O’Brien, Director of Mission at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (11: 47-54) in which Jesus continues to call out the Scribes and Pharisees for their actions and hypocrisy. In this Gospel, Anne says, Jesus has most certainly antagonized the Pharisees. He set the scene by publicly criticising [...]
Anne O’Brien, Director of Mission at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (11: 42-46) in which Jesus says to the Pharisees and lawyers, ‘Alas for you, because you load on people burdens that are unendurable; burdens that you yourselves do not move a finger to lift’.Reflecting on the Gospel, [...]