Today, Richard McMahon reads from the Gospel of Luke (12: 8-12) in which Jesus says ‘if anyone openly declares themselves for me in the presence of others, the Son of Man will declare himself for them in the presence of the angels’. Richards says, he finds this a very sobering reading because it [...]
Today, Richard McMahon reads from the Gospel of Luke (12: 1-7) in which people gathered in their thousands to hear Jesus when he reminds them how much they are loved by God, saying, ‘every hair on your head has been counted’. Richards says, what is extraordinary here is this mass of humanity coming [...]
Richard McMahon, a member of the team supporting our Parish’s Season of Renewal, will present our Gospel Reflections for the rest of this week. Today, Richard reads from the Gospel of Luke (11: 47-54) in which Jesus says, “Alas for you lawyers who have taken away the key to knowledge. You have not [...]
Today, as we celebrate the feast of St Luke, the Evangelist, Lisa Bright reads from the Gospel of Luke (10: 1-9) in which Jesus sends out his disciples in pairs to spread the good news of the kingdom of God. Lisa notes, the story of St Luke accompanied by this Gospel encourages us [...]
Today, as we celebrate the memorial of St Ignatius of Antioch, Lisa Bright reads from the Gospel of Luke (11: 37-41) in which a Pharisee at whose house Jesus is dining, is surprised when he noticed that Jesus did not wash before the meal. Lisa notes, Saint Ignatius of Antioch was an early [...]
Lisa Bright, a member of the team supporting our Parish’s Season of Renewal, presents our Gospel Reflections for the next few days. Today Lisa reads from the Gospel of Luke (11: 29-32) in which a growing crowd presses in on Jesus as he addresses them saying, ‘This is a wicked generation. It is [...]
Tess Koning, a member of our Parish Pastoral Council and Principal of St Peter’s Primary school reads from the Gospel of Luke (11: 27-28) in which a woman in the crowd praises Jesus and he replies saying, 'More blessed still are those who hear the word of God and keep it!' Following on [...]
Tess Koning, a member of our Parish Pastoral Council and Principal of St Peter’s Primary school reads from the Gospel of Luke (11: 15-26) in which some people question by whose authority Jesus drives out evil spirits and accuse him of working for the ‘prince of devils’ Beelzebul. Today I would like to [...]
Tess Koning, a member of our Parish Pastoral Council and Principal of St Peter’s Primary school reads from the Gospel of Luke (11: 5-13) in which Jesus says ‘Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you’. In today’s Gospel, [...]
Tess Koning, a member of our Parish Pastoral Council and Principal of St Peter’s Primary school reads from the Gospel of Luke (11: 1-4) in which one of the disciples asks Jesus to teach them to pray. Luke was writing this Gospel for a community of Christians who were suffering persecution so they [...]