Jan 14, 2023 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
God has given us open ears so that we can listen to God and pay attention. Listening attentively for Isaiah can lead us to hearing things that may be painful, of recognising that in ourselves we may have achieved nothing. Some of the things we hear need to be put away...
Jan 7, 2023 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
In Power and in Weakness God upholds creation, yet nurtures a bruised reed or a dimly burning wick. God speaks into our lives and creates new things. In Power and in Weakness God comes in earthquake and storm to bring us peace. The voice of the Lord thunders yet came...
Dec 27, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord for the Exodus! Isaiah looks back to the Exodus event as the key moment of God saving God’s people. We often have a clearer view looking back at the way God has been saving and guiding us in the journey of our lives. Let us recount...
Dec 6, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
John (now in prison because of his confrontation with Herod over the King’s unlawful marriage) sends two of his followers to ask Jesus “Are you the one who is to come or should we look for another?” Some commentators see this questioning as an...
Dec 6, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
As we think more seriously about our preparations for a joyful Christmas, again we are confronted with a person who has a different agenda! “Repent for the kingdom of heaven has come near. Prepare the way of the Lord!” says John the Baptist. What are we to...
Nov 24, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Our Gospel reading for today is drawn from the final days of Jesus’ ministry as recorded in Matthew’s Gospel. We begin at the end! Jesus is talking about his future and final coming, when the ordinary things of life will still be happening. People will...
Nov 16, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Today, the last Sunday of the Church year, we celebrate as usual the Feast of Christ the King. It is one of the most beautiful and meaningful feasts of the year. The concept of king and kingdom is at the very heart of Jesus’ message to us. He came to inaugurate among...
Nov 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
God’s attitude towards the sinner and the social outcast. We see Jesus entering Jericho and passing through it. So many times in the Gospel we see him passing by or through a place. If he is not stopped, he will keep going. Similarly, he constantly passes through our...
Nov 2, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
The resurrection and marriage The Sadducees were trying to catch Jesus out (as usual) in the question they asked Jesus about a woman marrying seven times. Jesus said to them, “Those who belong to this age are given in marriage; but those who are considered worthy of a...
