25th Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Readings
by Br Julian McDonald cfc They had been discussing among themselves along the way as to who was the greatest. Then Jesus sat down and called the Twelve, and said […]
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Readings
by Br Julian McDonald cfc Along the way Jesus asked the disciples: “Who do you say I am?” Peter said to him in reply: “You are the Christ…” Mark 8, […]
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Readings
by Br Julian McDonald cfc “My brothers and sisters, don’t try to combine faith in Jesus with the making of distinctions between classes of people.” James 2, 1-5 Then looking […]
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Readings
by Br Julian McDonald cfc “You must do what the word tells you, and not just listen to it and deceive yourselves. Pure, unspoilt religion, in the eyes of God, […]
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Readings
by Br Julian McDonald cfc Then Jesus said to the Twelve: “What about you, do you, too, want to go away?” Simon Peter answered: “Lord, to whom shall we go? […]
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Readings
by Br Julian McDonald cfc Jesus said to the crowd: “I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and […]
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Readings
by Br Julian McDonald cfc “Lord”, Elijah said, “I’ve had enough. Take my life, I’m no better than my ancestors.” Then he lay down and went to sleep. But an […]
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Readings
by Br Julian McDonald cfc The people said to Jesus: “What sign will you give to show us that we should believe in you? What work will you do? Our […]
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Readings
by Br Julian McDonald cfc Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him: “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good […]
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Readings
by Br Julian McDonald cfc “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”…Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for the vast crowd, for they were like […]