On Candlemas Sunday, we hear in the Gospel about the Presentation of Jesus by Mary and Joseph in the Temple. The offering of the first born son. Simeon guided by the Holy Spirit to the Temple recognises Jesus as the light for the revelation to the Gentiles, that’s us, and we hear the famous prayer …
What can be learnt from last Sunday’s Gospel of the Marriage at Cana in Galilee where Jesus changed water into wine after it had run out? It was Mary mother of Jesus who first noticed.This was the first miracle of Jesus. Mary requested Jesus do something to help and Jesus replied, “My hour has not …
Families can provide the nurture and love which promotes holistic well being and launches us into life. It is to our detriment as individuals and to the world when family living is dysfunctional according to the loving plan of God. Families can be the building blocks of a caring, well ordered and peaceful world where …
Today we celebrate the Holy Family of Jesus. In the Gospel we hear, “Three days later, they found him in the Temple, sitting among the doctors listening to them, and asking them questions; and all those who heard him were astounded at his intelligence and his replies.”(Luke 2: 46-47) Mary and Joseph had travelled to …
In the Gospel reading for the fourth week of Advent (last Sunday) we hear the words spoken by Elizabeth the cousin of Mary. “Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.” (Luke 1.42) God’s plan for saving humanity depended upon Mary’s “YES” to God’s messenger, the angel …
In the Gospel for this Sunday, the third week of advent, we hear about the powerful proclamation of John the Baptist the last and greatest of the Old Testament prophets. “I baptise you with water, but someone is coming, someone who is more powerful than I am, and I am not fit to undo the …
“A voice cries in the wilderness: Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley will be filled in, every mountain and hill be made low.” These words from Isaiah are part of this Sunday’s Gospel and describe the mission of John the Baptist, the last and greatest of the Old Testament …
Advent comes from the Latin word Adventus meaning coming or arrival. The arrival of a Saviour has been predicted over millennia. Much can be found in the Old Testament especially in the book of Isaiah (7.14). Fantastic, unbelievable. This is the story of Christmas; that God our Creator sent to earth a Saviour Jesus who …
Who or what is king in your life – what is most important to you; money, power, a person, entertainment idol? For Christians, Jesus is King. This is what Catholics celebrated this Sunday and what the readings at Mass were about. Pilate asks Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus replies, “Yes I …
Will the world last forever or will it come to an end and if so, when? Jesus speaks of the end of the world in the gospel this Sunday and in doing so, his second coming; “They will see the son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory; then too he …