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 [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (10: 7-13) in which Jesus tells his disciples to go and proclaim the Kingdom of Heaven in various towns saying ‘As you enter a home, give it your greeting. If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it’. After reading the Gospel, Fr [...]
Today, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 20-26) in which Jesus implores his disciples to settle differences and to be reconciled to others before going to court or offering a gift at the altar. In this Gospel today, Fr Paul says, Jesus is setting a new standard for his disciples. As [...]
Today, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 17-18) in which Jesus says he has not come to abolish the Law or the Prophets rather to fulfil it.Fr Paul says God’s covenant with Moses on Mount Sinai was the basis of Israel’s life. It spelt out the terms of how Israel [...]
Today, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 13-16) in which Jesus tells his disciples they are the light of the world and ‘your light must shine before others so that, seeing your good works, they will give the praise to your Father in heaven’.This week we’ve entered back into Ordinary [...]
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 [...]
Anne O’Brien, our Director of Mission, reads from John’s Gospel (21: 20-25) in which Peter questions Jesus about the disciple John and in response Jesus says, “If I want him to stay behind till I come, what does it matter you? You are to follow me”. Anne notes an ancient tradition associated the Beloved [...]
Today as we celebrate the memorial of St Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs of Uganda, Anne O’Brien, our Director of Mission, reads from John’s Gospel (21: 15-19) in which Jesus asks Simon-Peter to feed his sheep. Anne says at the close of his Gospel, John presents Jesus giving Simon Peter a share in his [...]
Anne O’Brien, our Director of Mission, today reads from John’s Gospel (17: 20-26) in which Jesus prays for the future unity of those who believe.Anne says this is such a heartfelt prayer from Jesus to the Father. Jesus looks ahead to the time when many disciples will believe in him through the witness [...]
In Fr Paul’s absence Anne O’Brien, our Director of Mission, continues to present this week’s reflections and today reads from the John’s Gospel (17: 11-19) in which Jesus, raising his eyes to heaven, says ‘Holy Father, keep those you have given me true to your name, so that they may be one, as [...]