Fr Prodencio Bognay reads from Matthew’s Gospel (7: 21-29) in which Jesus says everyone who listens to his words and acts on them will be like a sensible man who builds his house on good foundations. Fr Prodencio says, if we think of the Kingdom of Heaven as those heavenly experiences that we [...]
Today Fr Prodencio Bognay reads from the Gospel of Matthew (7: 15-20) in which Jesus says, ‘beware of false prophets who come to you disguised as sheep, but underneath are ravenous wolves. You will be able to tell them by their fruit.’ Fr Prodencio says that during the time of Jesus, part of [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay reads from the Gospel Gospel of Luke (1: 57-66, 80) in which Zechariah reveals the name of his and Elizabeth’s baby saying ‘John is his name’. The birth and naming of John the Baptist had a mixture of joy and controversy. While the neighbors celebrated during John’s birth, confusion came during the [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay presents our Gospel reflections this week and today reads from the Gospel of Matthew (7: 1-5) in which Jesus says ‘Do not judge and you will not be judged because the judgement you give is the judgement you will get and the amount you measure out is the amount you [...]
Deacon Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (22: 34-40) in which Jesus says, 'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. [...]
Deacon Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (6: 19-23) in which Jesus said to his disciples: 'Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth… But store up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where neither moth or woodworms destroy them, and [...]
Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (6: 7-15) in which Jesus teaches his followers how to pray with the words of the Our Father. Shane says we are blessed to have instructions from our Lord on how to pray. Jesus instructs [...]
Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (6: 1-6, 16-18) which Jesus said to his disciples: 'Be careful not to parade your good deeds before men to attract their notice; by doing this you will lose all reward from your Father in [...]
Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 43-48) which continues with Jesus says, ‘Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you’. Shane says it is easy for us to interpret this passage as Jesus teaching that the scriptures instruct [...]
Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College presents our Gospel reflections this week. Today, Shane reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 38-42) which continues with Jesus says, ‘Give to anyone who asks, and if anyone wants to borrow do not turn away’. Shane says there are many times [...]