“A shoot springs …”Dec 02, 2025
In today’s first reading from Isaiah 11:1-10 we hear that something very small springs from the soil. This soil is also known as “the stock of Jesse”. Read more
Weeping over JerusalemNov 20, 2025
That the sight of a city can arouse such depth of emotion that one cannot but cry suggests that that person has a sense of what will befall that city. Read more
Do not be afraid of what others might thinkNov 19, 2025
Today's readings bring us two very different stories. In the gospel from Luke 19:11-28, we hear of a rich man who went on a long trip and left his servants with an amount of money to be used for profit. Read more
“The messiah is among you”Nov 13, 2025
Today’s readings about the qualities of wisdom as found in the book of Wisdom 7:22-8:1 and the gospel reading from Luke 17:20-25 about Jesus telling the Pharisees that “the Kingdom of God is among you” remind me of an old story about a monastery that had fallen on hard times. Read more
Caring for the most needyNov 12, 2025
Today we hear the well known story of Jesus curing the ten lepers from Luke's gospel 17:11-17. We know how the ten were cured but only one, a Samaritan, returned to thank Jesus. Read more
Remembering St Martin of ToursNov 11, 2025
Without the first two verses, which are the final two verses of chapter 2, today’s first reading from Wisdom 2:23-3:9 is regularly used at funeral services. Read more
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