A Moment to Pause - a short daily Christmas reflection

We join Pat Hughes for this morning’s short audio reflection on this Monday, 27th April. Good morning and welcome to a Moment  to Pause on this Monday 27April 2026  where we reflect on a passage from John’s Gospel 10:12-18 In the name of The Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit The encompassing sentence for me is “I am the Good Shepherd and I know mine , and mine know me. “ Jesus holds the autho...

Dear *|FNAME|* We join Fr Udara OMI for this morning’s short audio reflection on this Saturday, 25th April. Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters. Let us begin this day with the Word of God, through which we can be sustained, strengthened, and guided. In Mark chapter 16, verses 15 to 20, Jesus sends his followers out into the world, asking them to share the good news. It's a big mission, but...

We join Fr Udara OMI for this morning’s short audio reflection on this Friday, 24th April. Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters. Let us begin this beautiful day with God's love. Let's take a comfortable posture. In John chapter six, verses 52 to 59, Jesus speaks words that are challenging and intimate. He tells the crowd that his flesh is true food, and his blood is true drink. An invitation...

We join Fr Udara OMI for this morning’s short audio reflection on this Thursday, 23rd April. Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters. Let us feel the presence of the Lord. And allow ourselves to be present in this very moment. In John chapter six, verses 44 to 51, Jesus speaks of being drawn by the father, of being taught by God, and of offering himself as a living bread come down from heaven....

We join Fr Udara OMI for this morning’s short audio reflection on this Wednesday, 22nd April. Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters. Let us pause for a while and allow your heart to become still. In John 6:35 to 40, Jesus says, “I am the bread of life.” He isn't offering something temporary or shallow, He's offering himself the one who can satisfy the deepest hunger within us. As you hear the...

We join Fr Udara OMI for this morning's short audio reflection. Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters. Take a moment to breathe. Let your mind settle and to arrive fully in this moment. In John six verses 30 to 35, the crowd asks Jesus for a sign. Something to prove who he is. They remind him of the manna in the desert, hoping for another miracle. But Jesus directs them. He tells them the tru...

We join Fr Udara OMI for this morning's short audio reflection. Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters. Take a moment to breathe. Let your mind settle and to arrive fully in this moment. In John six verses 30 to 35, the crowd asks Jesus for a sign. Something to prove who he is. They remind him of the manna in the desert, hoping for another miracle. But Jesus directs them. He tells them the tru...

Fr Udara Dharamarathne OMI of Darndale-Belcamp Parish leads our short podcast reflection today and this week. Good morning to you, my dear brothers and sisters. Let us take a moment now, let your shoulders relax, let your breath  slow and allow yourself to be fully present. In John Chapter 6 verses 22 to 29, the crowd searches for Jesus after the miracle of the Loaves. They want more of what fille...

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.  Welcome to today's podcast on Sunday 19th April 2026, the third Sunday of Easter. Mary O'Brien in Dublin leads us in our reflection this morning. Today's gospel is from Luke chapter 24, 13 to 35. And this is the gospel story of two disciples meeting Jesus as they travel on the road to Emmaus. They don't recognise him until h...

Welcome to our Oblate morning reflection with Mary O'Brien in Dublin. Today's gospel is from John chapter 6 verses 16 to 21. This is the piece of scripture we often refer to as “Jesus walking on water”. The disciples had got into their boat and as they left the shore, the waters became rough. This will have made them uneasy. We know from the end of yesterday's gospel that Jesus had gone up a mount...

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Welcome to our Oblate morning reflection with Mary O'Brien in Dublin.  Today's gospel is from John chapter 6:12-15. Now this is a gospel text we all know well; the story of the Loaves and Fish. As I read it when preparing this reflection, a sentence jumped out at me that I had maybe never really noticed before: “One of his di...

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Welcome to our Oblate morning reflection. Today's gospel is from John chapter 3:31-36. The first words of this gospel are from John the Baptist. He is telling his followers what he knows of God and Jesus. He says, “He whom God has sent speaks God's own words. God gives him the spirit without reserve. The Father loves the Son...

Welcome to our morning reflection with Mary O'Brien in Dublin on Wednesday 15th April of the 2nd week of Easter. Our gospel today is from John 3:16 to 21. It opens with the text: “God loved the world so much that he gave his only son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost, but may have eternal life.” I think this is one of the most powerful words in Scripture. One of the most challe...

"What does it mean to be reborn in the spirit?" Welcome to our morning reflection with Mary O'Brien in Dublin on Tuesday 14th April of the 2nd week of Easter. In name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Welcome to our morning reflection. Our gospel today is from John three 7 to 15, and is a continuation of a discussion between Nicodemus and Jesus. Nicodemus appears to be s...

In the name of the father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Welcome to our morning reflection with Mary O'Brien in Dublin on Monday 13th April of the 2nd week of Easter. Our gospel today is from John chapter three, verses 1 to 8. In this gospel, Nicodemus, a Pharisee, is trying to understand who Jesus is. He says, “Rabbi, no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with that p...

Welcome to a Moment to Pause with Rob Doherty on Divine Mercy Sunday. In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit  Amen  Good morning, welcome.  Today’s Gospel is from John Chapter 20, verses 19-31  “Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.’’  In the Gospel, the risen Jesus always does two things: he shows his wounds, and he says, “Peace be with you.”  The wounds are...

Welcome to a Moment to Pause with Rob Doherty during Easter.   In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit  Amen    Good morning, welcome.    Today’s Gospel is from Mark Chapter 16, verses 9-15  ‘Go out to the whole world and proclaim the Good News’.    Reflection  In the Gospel, we hear how Jesus appeared again and again after Easter— to Mary Magdalene, to two disciples on th...

Welcome to a Moment to Pause with Rob Doherty during Easter. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Good morning. Welcome. Today's Gospel is from John chapter 21, verses 1 to 14. In today's Gospel the risen Jesus Christ comes to disciples who had failed him and returned to their old lives. After a long, fruitless night of fishing, they stand empty handed, tired an...

Welcome to a Moment to Pause with Rob Doherty during Easter. In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit  Amen  Good morning, welcome. Today’s Gospel is from Luke Chapter 24, verses 35-48  ‘The disciples were startled, frightened and thought they saw a spirit’.  Today's Gospel account of the risen Lord appearing to his disciples makes clear how hard they found it to accept wha...

Welcome to a Moment to Pause with Rob Doherty during Easter. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Good morning and welcome. Today's gospel is from Luke chapter 24, verses 13 to 35. The Lord's encounter with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus reveals something of how he accompanies each one of us. They were heading away from Jerusalem, moving in the wrong di...

Welcome to a Moment to Pause with Rob Doherty during Easter. Good morning and welcome. Today's Gospel is from John chapter 20, verses 11 to 18. There is a strong focus in this morning's Gospel on the tears of Mary Magdalene. She stands outside the tomb weeping. She weeps because she cannot find the one she loves. We recognise that experience: when someone dear to us has died or is alive but feels...

Welcome to a Moment to Pause with Rob Doherty during Easter. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Good morning and welcome. Happy Easter. Today's Gospel is from Matthew chapter 28, verses 8 to 15. At Easter, we are invited to personally encounter Jesus and then to carry that outward. Like the women at the tomb, like the apostles in Jerusalem, like the many witne...

Welcome to a Moment to Pause with Br Michael Moore OMI as we journey through Holy Week. Good morning and welcome to our morning prayer on this Easter Sunday morning. After the terrible events of Good Friday, the friends and followers of Jesus go to look for him. But the tomb is empty. Could the rumours be true? Has Jesus risen from the dead? One of them goes into the tomb. They saw and believed. O...

Welcome to a Moment to Pause with Br Michael Moore OMI as we journey through Holy Week. Good morning and welcome to our morning prayer this Easter Saturday morning. Our Lenten journey is almost over now and it's time to experience the resurrection. Where there was death, there is now life. Where there was doubt, there is now hope. And where there was darkness, there is now light. May we be living...

Welcome to a Moment to Pause with Br Michael Moore OMI as we journey through Holy Week. Good morning and welcome to our morning prayer this Good Friday. When our Lenten journey began Jesus asks us to take up our cross and follow him. And this is where our Lenten journey brings us today. This is where we are called to stand with the faithful women who stayed with Jesus until the end. But today is n...