Thoughts for the Day

  In these last days before Holy Week we have been given the examples of two great saints, Patrick and Joseph.

Mar 20, 2024
Today in the reading from chapter 3 of Daniel we hear of the great faith of three young Jewish men who were ordered by the king Nabuchadnezzar to worship false gods, or be thrown into a blazing furnace.
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  Feast of St Joseph, husband of Mary

Mar 19, 2024
Reflecting upon what we know about Joseph by the light of today's readings, there are a number of key virtues that come to mind. First of all, respect. Joseph held his wife in very high regard.
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  Celebrating the feast of St Patrick

Mar 18, 2024
Today we celebrate the feast of St Patrick, transferred from yesterday when the Lenten Sunday mass took preference.
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  Waters that are not so life-giving

Mar 12, 2024
As I was reading the story in today’s reading from Ezekiel 47:1-9,12, about the angel making the prophet wade across the river and how he measured off a section which came to the prophet’s ankles and then his knees and then his waist and then to the point where the prophet could go no further, I couldn’t…
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  A new heaven and a new earth

Mar 11, 2024
Today we hear how Isaiah announces that the Lord is creating a new heaven and a new earth in place of a sorrowful past. (Isaiah 65:17-21) His words remind me of a hymn that we often sang in Brazil.
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  "Which is the first of the commandments?"

Mar 08, 2024
Today in the liturgy we hear two wonderful readings that balance each other perfectly. Hosea tells us that it is God who begins his relationship with us. ''I will love them with all my heart.
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  "Harden not your hearts"

Mar 07, 2024
I like the response to today's psalm which goes, "If today you hear God's voice, harden not your hearts." (Psalm 95:7-8) This is about listening and remaining open.
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