Deacon Prodencio Bognay reads from the Gospel of Luke (19: 41-44) in which Jesus weeps over Jerusalem because it did not understand the message of peace he brought. While the meaning of the word ‘Jerusalem’ in Hebrew is ‘city of peace’, Jesus found it ironic that the people in Jerusalem during this time [...]
Deacon Prodencio Bognay reads from the Gospel of Luke (19: 11-28) in which Jesus tells the parable of the King who entrusts his servants with the task of investing his money and says, ‘To everyone who has will be given more, but from the man who has not, even what he has will [...]
Deacon Prodencio Bognay reads and reflects on the Gospels this week. Today he reads from the Gospel of Luke (19: 1-10) in which Zacchaeus, a wealthy tax collector, climbs a tree to get a better view of Jesus. Prodencio says in this Gospel we understand two reasons why the people complained about the [...]
Now in the second last week of Ordinary Time, Tony Worner, Leader of Formation at St Agnes’ Catholic reads from the Gospel of Luke (18: 35-43) in which we hear the story of the healing of the blind man. Tony says this Gospel story is so vivid in imagery, it’s easy to see [...]
Tony Worner, Leader of Formation at St Agnes’ Catholic reads from the Gospel of Luke (18: 1-8) in which we hear the parable of the persistent widow which Jesus tells his disciples to remind them of the need to pray continually and to never lose heart. Last Sunday, Tony says, we heard of [...]
Tony Worner, Leader of Formation at St Agnes’ Catholic reads from the Gospel of Luke (17: 26-37) in which Jesus says ‘Anyone who tries to preserve their life will lose it, and anyone who loses it will keep it safe’. Today, we celebrate Memorial of St Josaphat, bishop and martyr. In 1054, Tony [...]
Tony Worner, Leader of Formation at St Agnes’ Catholic reads from the Gospel of Luke (17:20-25) in which Jesus tells the Pharisees 'the kingdom of God is in your midst'. Today, we celebrate the Memorial of St Martin of Tours and it is also Remembrance Day. Tony says, the exact year of Martin’s [...]
Tony Worner, Leader of Formation at St Agnes’ Catholic reads from the Gospel of Luke (17:11-19) in which we hear the familiar story of the healing of the Ten Lepers. After reading the Gospel, Tony shares a little about the life of St Leo the Great whose memorial we celebrated today. Tony says [...]
Tony Worner, Leader of Formation at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish joins us this week for our Gospel reflections. Today with the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, the sequence of reading from Luke’s Gospel is interrupted and Tony reads from the Gospel of John (2:13-22) in which Jesus clear the temple [...]
Today, Anne O’Brien, Director of Mission, reads from Luke’s Gospel (17: 1-6) in which the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” Anne says the news we hear often seems full of shocking and cruel stories. We wonder how anyone can be so terrible sometimes, so inhuman. We hear about crimes that [...]