About today Readings All souls Wisdom 3: 1-9, 23-27 (old). The lord is my shepherd; I will not want anything – Psalm 22 (23). Romans 5: 5-11. Mark 15: 33-39; 16: 1-6. The lord is my shepherd For centuries, Psalm 23 has been synonymous with times of great hope and times of great despair. When … Read more
About today Readings Ss John de Brebeuf and Isaac Jogues and their companions; Paul from the cross Romans 5:12, 15, 17-21. Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will – Psalm 39 (40): 7-10, 17.Luke 12: 35-38. Get ready for the action and light your lamps I find that if I want to … Read more
About today Readings Romans 8: 18-25. The Lord worked miracles for us – Psalm 125 (126). Luke 13: 18-21. What is the kingdom of god like? A small brown seed in a podwill soon be a bushthat forms a thick green canopystretched low above the ground. Who could imagine this seedcould grow into a treewhich … Read more
About today Readings Triumph of the cross Numbers 21: 4-9. Do not forget the works of the Lord! – Psalm 77 (78): 1-2, 34-38. Philippians 2: 6-11. John 3: 13-17. God sent his Son that through him the world might be saved A humbling thought that God chose to be born a poor baby to … Read more
About today Readings Ephesians 4: 1-7, 11-13. Her message goes all over the earth – Psalm 18 (19): 2-5. Matthew 9: 9-13. Who do we invite to our table? One morning on a cold winter morning in Melbourne, I was walking down Collins Street on my way to a conference. I was shocked to see … Read more
About today Readings St. Wenceslas; Ss Laurence Ruiz & Cc Zechariah 8: 20-23. God is with us – Psalm 86 (87). Luke 9: 51-56. Jesus, you are always misunderstood In today’s gospel we see you as an ordinary wanderer who suffers the human disappointment of being turned away from a village because of racial prejudice. … Read more
About today Readings St. Bartholomew Apocalypse 21: 9-14. Your friends tell the glory of your kingship, Lord – Ps 144 (145): 10-13, 17-18. John 1: 45-51. You will see heaven open and the Son of Man Nathaniel seems like good company. At the beginning of today’s reading we see him making a joke about Jesus: … Read more
About today Readings 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-6, 9-11. I believe I will see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living – Ps 26 (27) :: 1, 4, 13-14. Luke 4: 31-37. As for times and seasons, you don’t need to write anything With natural disasters and difficult economic times this … Read more
About today Readings Judges 6: 11-24. The Lord speaks of peace to his people – Ps 84 (85): 9, 11-14. Matthew 19: 23-30. Many who are first will be last and the last will be first It can be a tough job at times to be true to God, to your faith, to what God … Read more
About today Readings St. Lawrence 2 Corinthians 9: 6-10. Happy the merciful who give to the needy – Ps 111 (112): 1-2, 5-9. John 12: 24-26. If a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it brings a bountiful harvest “He who loves his life will lose it, and whoever hates his life … Read more