During the time of Jesus and the early Christians, Fr Prodencio says, there was a high demand on becoming vigilant against false prophets because Christianity was still establishing its ground. During the time of the persecution of Christians, many chose to die as martyrs as their way of testifying to their commitment to their [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay is with us for this week’s reflections and today reads from Matthew’s Gospel (7: 6, 12-14) in which Jesus says always treat others as you would like them to treat you.Reflecting on this Gospel Fr Prodencio says, sometimes it happens that we can be enthusiastic about our discoveries and insights [...]
Tony Worner, Leader of Formation for St Agnes Catholic Parish, reads from Matthew’s Gospel (7: 1-5) in which Jesus says, ‘Do not judge, and you will not be judged because the judgements you give are the judgements you will get. The amount you measure out is the amount you will be given.’ ‘Who am I [...]
Tony Worner, Leader of Formation for St Agnes Catholic Parish, reads from Matthew’s Gospel (6: 24-34) in which Jesus says, ‘Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they are? Can any [...]
Tony Worner, Leader of Formation for St Agnes Catholic Parish, reads from Matthew’s Gospel (6: 19-23) in which Jesus says, ‘where your treasure is, there will your heart be also’.As happened at various times during the COVID pandemic, when we heard announced that shops would be closing, Tony asks, what was your first [...]
Tony Worner, Leader of Formation for St Agnes Catholic Parish, reads from Matthew’s Gospel (6: 7-15) in which Jesus says to his disciples ‘when you pray do not babble as the pagans for they think that by using many words they will make themselves heard. Do not be like them’.As we know, Tony [...]
Tony Worner, Leader of Formation for St Agnes Catholic Parish, reads from Matthew’s Gospel (6: 1-6, 16-18) in which Jesus says ‘when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret and your Father, who sees [...]
Tony Worner, our Leader of Formation, presents our Gospel reflections this week and today reads from Matthew’s Gospel (5: 43-48) in which Jesus tells his disciples ‘love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, in this way you will be children of your Father in heaven’.In today’s Gospel, Tony says, Jesus [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 38-42) in which Jesus tells his disciples ‘Give to the one who asks, and if anyone wants to borrow do not turn away’. After reading the Gospel, Fr Paul shares a little about St Anthony of Padua, whose life we celebrate today.Fr Paul says [...]
Today as we celebrate Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, Anne O’Brien, our Director of Mission, reads from John’s Gospel (19: 25-34) in which Jesus entrusts his mother, Mary, to the disciple he loved as she stood at the foot of the Cross.Anne notes that in 2018, Pope Francis, whose devotion to [...]