POINTING TO THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD

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Send us Fan Mail Friends in Christ on this 6th Sunday of OT the word of God challenges us to go deeper in our faith. In the gospel Jesus tells us that true holiness does not start on the outside but deep down in our hearts. The gospel way is not about putting on a show that others can see that we are holy. Rather it is about quietly allowing our hearts to be transformed by God.  In the 1st reading...

Send us Fan Mail My Brothers and Sisters in Christ - Our modern day culture and society are obsessed with the self. Everywhere you look, people are calling attention to themselves in various ways - Facebook profiles, WhatsApp status, Instagram pics, tik tok videos, Twitter twits, you name it..  People want personal credit: likes, views, compliments -- for everything they do ---- for what they poss...

Send us Fan Mail Brothers and sisters, the powerful image of Jesus as light runs through all the readings this Sunday. In the first reading the prophet Isaiah refers to Christ as the light that dispels the darkness of this world. The psalmist today says,The Lord is my light and my salvation.  St Paul in the 2nd reading advises the Corinthians to live as children of Light, steering clear of divisio...

Send us Fan Mail Brothers and sisters, when we meet someone for the first time, we make judgements whether or not we like them or want to associate ourselves with them based on the little information we have have about them, their demeanour, their behaviour and even their appearance.  Sometimes we get it horribly wrong. Sometimes the person is not all that we thought they were – Or they are much m...

Send us Fan Mail Prayer for NEW YEAR 2026.                       By Rev Deacon Patrick Tifu Heavenly Father, we thank you for helping us see this new year. Grant us a great new year, one filled with good health, peace, joy and an abundance of your grace. May we be powerful instruments to make this messed up world more like heaven is. Help us to love and work for the wellbeing of our brothers and s...

Send us Fan Mail What kind of Christmas season are you having this year, friends? Is it a Godless secular Christmas or a supernatural one?  Is this Christmas one of feelings, warmth, drinking some spicy drink and getting wasted, a little high, or even drunk? One where our awe comes from materialism; the latest gadget, toy, gift and so on. Or, Is this Christmas season a supernatural one - one which...

Send us Fan Mail What would your response be if God was to reveal Himself to you today? Like King Ahaz, in the first reading will your response be "I don't need you. I got everything covered?" Or will you like Zechariah this week say to Him "I don't trust you?". Or will you like Joseph in the gospel today out of humility say to God "I don't deserve you?&quot...

Send us Fan Mail This Sunday is the 1st Sunday of Advent  We move into a new liturgical year today YEAR A Friends, Advent which means coming is a season of preparations   for the the 3 comings of Christ. His coming in history, everyday and at the end of time During this advent season we meditate on Jesus’ first coming in history as a baby in Bethlehem  how Jesus comes to us daily through various m...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to PTTTSOTW on this 3rd Sunday of advent yr A also known as Gaudete Sunday  Rejoice Sunday because the opening antiphon at Mass this Sunday begins with the word "rejoice" - Rejoice in the Lord always- Gaudete in Domino semper in Latin. Friends in Christ, We rejoice today because the birth of our Blessed Lord is very near. To express this joy we light rose candle...

Send us Fan Mail Friends, as Christians we believe that we are saved by grace freely given to us as a gift from God. God cannot force this on us because He has given us free will, our ability to choose. We have a choice here to make. If we want to enjoy the benefits of His grace we have to cooperate or choose to accept it. And how do we do that? Do what St John The Baptis  tells us in the gospel t...

Send us Fan Mail Friends, as Christians, we believe that we are saved by grace freely given to us as a gift from God. God cannot force this on us because He has given us free will, our ability to choose. We have a choice here to make. If we want to enjoy the benefits of His grace we have to cooperate or choose to accept it. And how do we do that? Do what St John The Baptis  tells us in the gospel...

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Send us Fan Mail As the church year comes to a close, our Holy mother Church reminds us on this 33rd Sunday of OT C, about the things of the end times -   In 1st and Gospel readings we hear about what will happen before and at the end of time. Nation rising against nation, kingdom against kingdom, tumults, famine, earthquakes, persecution. Some will look at the wars, conflict, grief, violence, cha...

Send us Fan Mail As the church year comes to a close, our Holy mother Church reminds us as its her custom about the things of the end times -  things about the final days of the world, things about the our own death and things about the Final Judgment.  This 33rd Sunday of OT C is no different. The 1st and Gospel readings inform us about what will happen before and at the end of time. When some pe...

Send us Fan Mail This Sunday we celebrate the dedication of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, one of the most important Churches for us Catholics. Ultimately, this celebration is a celebration of the people of God- the Church,  the body of Christ. St Paul reminds us that this Church has Christ as foundation. We are part of the body- the Church. St Paul reminds us again that like the Church, we t...

Send us Fan Mail Friends, we celebrate todays feast in honour of all the saints. Just as God took Moses to the top of the mountain to give him the 10 Commandments,in the gospel Jesus takes us all up the mountain to give us His word. He gives us the job description of becoming a saint. He tells us that if we live according to his word, we would never walk alone. That he will walk alongside us, in f...

Send us Fan Mail How do we know how to live a good Christian life? The best answer to this question is given in this Sunday's readings.  Like all good inventors, God has given us a manual to help us live a good Christian life. That manual is Holy Scripture- which St Paul tells us in the 2nd reading is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for traini...

Send us Fan Mail Friends in Christ, the word of God,  Jesus, is life because he nourishes us not only in the Eucharist but through His word. This Sunday's readings challenge us to not only give thanks to God for his love but also to imitate this love in our dealings with one other whether people acknowledge our love or not. God is good to us, even when we’re ungrateful. Likewise, let us love...

Send us Fan Mail The Gospel of Luke, the Gospel of God’s compassion, the Gospel of the lowly being raised up, challenges us today with the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man.  Lazarus, a man in dire need, covered in sores, right outside the door of a rich man who has more than enough to provide for his own needs and those of Lazarus – but does nothing to help him. In fact, the rich man’s dog show...

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Send us Fan Mail Friends in Christ, on this day in which we celebrate the triumph of Christ's cross, the 1st reading and the gospel give us a beautiful allegory of our Christian life. For 40 years the Israelites struggled with sin and temptation. Poisoned by snake bites they only had to look at the serpent mounted on a pole in order to be healed. Similarly, our Christian life from baptism to...

Send us Fan Mail My Brothers and Sisters in the Lord –  the scriptures for today have much to teach us  about our plans – and God’s plans for us as well. They challenge us to live as true Christian disciples giving our total commitment to the will of God; putting God first in our lives. Let us pray today for the grace to commit ourselves to God's will and to put God at the centre of all we do...

Send us Fan Mail Brothers and sisters in Jesus, Christ, the common theme of today’s readings is the importance of practicing humility and avoiding self-glorification or pride. 1) Humility enables us first to accept others as God’s children, our brothers and sisters, redeemed by the blood of Jesus. 2) Humility also encourages us to offer them loving and sacrificial service through acts of charity,...

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