Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 10 June 2018 “Anyone who does the will of God….is my brother and sister and mother.” Introduction Today’s Gospel offers us an image of Jesus as the “good burglar” who breaks into Satan’s stronghold to rescue all held captive in sin and shame. Freed, forgiven, made new […]
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) 3 June 2018 “Make the preparations for us there.” Introduction Christ Jesus is the greatest gift of God to humanity. Yet every gift is measured, not just by its value, but by our ability to receive that gift. In the Eucharist, we […]
The Most Holy Trinity 27 May 2018 “In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Introduction This Eucharist gathers us together so that we may be drawn more deeply into the life of our God, who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We come to […]
Pentecost Sunday 20 May 2018 “They were all filled with the Holy Spirit.” Introduction As the Easter season ends, we celebrate a whole new beginning: the Spirit-filled disciples of Jesus begin their apostolate to witness to the risen Christ. The task did not end with the Twelve; our apostolate is that same […]
The Ascension of the Lord 13 May 2018 “Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Good News to all creation.” Introduction Jesus has ascended to the Father as our hope of all good things. His call, in our day, is for us to share the Good News in new, varied and […]
Sixth Sunday of Easter 6 May 2018 “What I command you is to love one another.” Introduction In these days of Easter we reflect on how the apostles grew in their awareness of the risen Lord in their lives, and we pray for the transforming power of the Holy Spirit to enable […]