Reflection on the Sunday Readings
TwentyFourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Sunday readings
Then the master said: “You wicked servant, I cancelled all that debt of yours when you appealed to me. Were you not bound, then, to have pity on your fellow
TwentyThird Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Sunday readings
“If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with him alone…If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you…But if he refuses to
Twentysecond Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Sunday readings
Jesus turned and said to Peter: “Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do…Those who wish
Twentyfirst Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Sunday readings
Jesus said to his disciples: “But you, who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus replied: “Blessed
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Sunday readings
“Lord”, the Canaanite woman said, “help me.” Jesus replied: “It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the house-dogs.” She retorted: “Ah yes, Sir; but
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Sunday readings
At once, Jesus called out to them, saying: “Courage, it is I! Do not be afraid.” It was Peter who answered: “Lord, if it is you, tell me to come
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Sunday readings
When it was evening, the disciples approached Jesus and said: “This is a deserted place, and it is already late; dismiss the crowds so that they can go to the
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Sunday readings
The Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream and said: ‘Ask what you would like me to give you.’ Solomon replied: ‘…I am a very young man unskilled in leadership…Give
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Sunday readings
“The kingdom of God may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Sunday readings
The disciples came and asked Jesus: “Why do you talk to them (the crowd) in parables?” He replied: “You’ve been given insight into God’s kingdom. You know how it works.
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Sunday readings
“You have hidden these things from the wise and the learned, and have revealed them to little ones…” “Take up my yoke and learn from me, for I am meek
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – a reflection on the Sunday readings
“Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and those who welcome me welcome the God who sent me. Anyone who welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will have a