POINTING TO THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD

Send us Fan Mail Dear Friends  We all have experiences of these two groups of people. On the one hand, people who are not who – or what – they appear to be! These people live lives of pretence. On the other hand people who are the same both on the outside and the inside. Who always seem to do the right thing. The scriptures this Sunday present us with the two types of people considered above.   In...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Friends We all live in a very uncertain and unsettling times,  in world where many people worry about their finances and only the very wealthy are not concerned about their income due to the terrible inflation. The scripture readings this Sunday present us with direction as we try to live with diminishing resources.   Isaiah in the 1st reading spoke to the chosen few in Israe...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Friends  The readings this Sunday enlighten us about how to deal with trouble in our lives. In the first reading, Isaiah prophesies the imminent destruction of the vineyard, that is, "the house of Israel." In the Gospel, Jesus talks about a vineyard under terrible mismanagement. Rather than care for the vineyard, the tenants get involved in greed, betrayal - and fin...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Friends  The the readings this Sunday continue with the theme of sin and forgiveness. In the Responsorial Psalm we recall God’s mercy and steadfast love. God feels for us the way a mother feels for the child in her womb: feelings of tenderness, protective care, hope and love.  The Gospel reminds us that the most important thing for us is to do the will of God. This is not a m...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Friends  The readings this Sunday focus on the amazing love of God, the amazing grace. They encourage us to take stock of how we are responding to this amazing love. The Responsorial Psalm reminds us that God is near, but we must call to him and mean it. God is love, so he will not force himself upon us, but wait to be invited. In the First Reading, Isaiah picks up this theme...

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Send us Fan Mail Dear Friends  The readings this Sunday focus on the theme of forgiveness - a word which comes from ‘for-give’ meaning "to give and to keep giving". Everyday, wittingly or unwittingly we hurt others and we too have been hurt ourselves. So in the Gospel when Peter asks the question about how often we should forgive, Jesus answered, ‘Not seven, I tell you, but seventy-seven...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Friends  Becoming financially debt free is something we all crave. Not owing a bank or loan company or indeed anyone anything especially in the current economy climate is some achievement, something to be truly proud of. As Christians, we will never become totakky debt-free. The readings this Sunday, remind us that we will always be in debt with others. St Paul in the 2nd rea...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Friends  God always gives us hope. The hope that comes from today’s Gospel is this: that which is difficult can also  be good. When Jesus says to his disciples that they must take up their cross and follow him, he is not assigning them a punishment. He is offering  the assurance that when they take up a difficult part of life and carry it as a cross after Him, it need not des...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Friends  Every normal human being needs and wants a certain amount of control over their life and environment.  We were not made to live in chaotic situations where everything is out of control. With our free will,  we can make choices that bring order and direction into our lives. However, these choices and our direction  should always benefit others around us as well as our...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Friends  We live in a world marked by boundaries. We set up barriers or demarcations between ourselves and others. These divisions are sometines racial, tribal, class, we belong to different ethnic and linguistic groups and families. There is a great impatience and even fear of those who are different, who dont speak our language; belong to our set boundary or group. The read...

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Send us Fan Mail Brothers and sisters The Word of God on this Sunday encourages us not to lose heart, or give in to despondency, but to trust in the Lord who is with us even when we are unaware of his presence.  In the first reading today, we see the great prophet, Elijah, in a state of crisis, physically, mentally and spiritually. Hungry, exhausted and disillusioned, he wanted to die. In 2nd read...

Send us Fan Mail Dear friends  Today, the scriptures assure us that Jesus Christ is not a myth.  That his message is the most important information ever given to the human race.  His life, his words, his actions, his parables, who he ate with, how he treated sinners and outcasts, his way of living, his way of dying… shows us just what God is like. We are encouraged to learn from and take in, the v...

Send us Fan Mail Dear friends  The readings this Sunday challenge us, in no uncertain terms, to point a finger at what we hold to be the most important thing in life. The readings tell us that if there is anything that we should desire most in this life, it must be God, because He is that Eternal Wisdom that was revealed to Solomon.  To the Greeks, this wisdom Sophia’, meant the ability to underst...

Send us Fan Mail Dear friends  The readings this 16th Sunday are focused on the Kingdom of God. This kingdom as revealed in the first reading is one where justice and kindness prevail. The second reading reminds us about the role of the Holy Spirit in helping us communicate with God especially when we struggle to pray. And in the gospel Jesus gives us several parables about the Kingdom of God, inc...

Send us Fan Mail Dear friends  The readings this 15th Sunday in Ordinary time, talk to us about the word of God.  This Sunday we celebrate Christ, The Word of God who sows the seed of God’s word in our hearts. The first reading emphasizes the principle of the word of God. The word that goes from the mouth of God does not return empty, without carrying his will and succeeding in what it was sent to...

Send us Fan Mail The readings today tell us about humility!  The first reading tells us that Jesus the humble King of kings will come to us humble and riding on a donkey. The second reading tells us that we must be interested in spiritual things because the Spirit of God is in us. But how do we receive the Holy Spirit? Again, we receive the Holy Spirit by becoming humble, by becoming like little c...

Send us Fan Mail The readings remind us of our call by God. He calls us because he loves us and he desires that we spend eternity with Him in heaven. We are reminded that like the Israelites & disciples in the 1st reading & Gospel, we are called to be a people set apart for God, called to follow His commandments and live a life of holiness so as to reflect God's glory. Support the sho...

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Send us Fan Mail Brothers and sisters, we all experience fears, worries, and anxieties from time to time because we are prone to fear, anxiety, and worry but mainly due to the fact that our faith is weak and instead of looking at God, too often we look at the problems. Its no wonder the Bible advises us in several places not to worry. Today’s readings tell us not to  worry but place all our trust...

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Send us Fan Mail Last Sunday's Gospel was the Gospel of Doubting Thomas. This Sunday's Gospel is the Gospel of the Confused Disciples.  The readings and psalm this sunday have one common and encouraging theme: That No matter what happens in our lives, the risen Jesus is always with us. God is always near to those who seek Him and want to live in His presence, doing His will. Support the...