31 May, 2019. The Visitation of the BVM
While Mary’s divine motherhood is unique, we all may imitate her faith, love and trust. These virtues define her spirit, which we especially honour today…
30 May, 2019. Thursday, 6th Week of Easter
After Paul left Athens, with its sophisticated audience, he proceeded to the seaport of Corinth, notorious for its riotous atmosphere..
29 May, 2019. Wednessday, 6th Week of Easter
At the Areopagus in the heart of Athens, Paul recognized the exquisite beauty of its Greek temples and marble artworks…
28 May, 2019. Tuesday, 6th Week of Easter
A Happy Outcome. We can sympathize with Paul’s indignation at being wrongly thrown in prison in Philippi, but..
27 May, 2019. Monday, 6th Week of Easter
Paul fell in love with the church he founded in Philippi. His later epistle to them is among the warmest of his writings. He wrote…
26 May, 2019. 6th Sunday of Easter
God will always keep his pledge. It is up to us to keep ours. When we come to the end of life’s pilgrimage and make our last goodbye, it will be literally Adieu, “going to God.”
Presider’s Page for 26 May (Sixth Sunday of Easter)
The Ascension of Jesus will be celebrated next Sunday. As the Easter Season moves towards its second climax at Pentecost, we take heed of the Lord’s final words to his disciples, and look forward to the coming of the Holy Spirit to the Church.
25 May, 2019. Saturday, 5th Week of Easter
It may seem inconsistent to us that Paul had Timothy circumcised because of the Jews of that region, so soon after the Jerusalem Council had decreed…
24 May, 2019. Friday, 5th Week of Easter
Some people regard all compromise as tainted and asopposed to fidelity. Yet the message of the Jerusalem Council was…
23 May, 2019. Thursday, 5th Week of Easter
Joy is very much at the heart of the gospel. This is not surprising when we consider that gospel literally means good news…
22 May, 2019. Wednesday, 5th Week of Easter
True, spiritual circumcision, Paul maintained, is of the heart, where bonds of love and loyalty bind the people to their God…
21 May, 2019. Tuesday, 5th Week of Easter
After they had proclaimed the good news to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra…
20 May, 2019. Monday, 5th Week of Easter
If we are led by the Holy Spirit, we can be instruments of healing, like Paul and Barnabas. Our faith may be enough to help and heal…
19 May, 2019. 5th Sunday of Easter
The apostles did not dwell on suffering in any morbid way. Their purpose was to put fresh heart into the disciples, to encourage them to persevere in the faith, just as Paul urged..
18 May, 2019. Saturday, 4th Week of Easter
Adapting our vision of God to major changes in the surrounding culture (e.g. Big Bang theory, Expanding Universe, genetic manipulation, moral relativism etc.) can be difficult and divisive…
Presider’s Page for 19 May (Fifth Sunday of Easter)
We gather to praise God who raised his son Jesus from the dead. We celebrate this victory over sin and death, and pray for enthusiasm as we try to pass on the Good News.
Presider’s Page for 19 May (Fifth Sunday of Easter)
We gather to praise God who raised his son Jesus from the dead. We celebrate this victory over sin and death, and pray for enthusiasm as we try to pass on the Good News.
17 May, 2019. Friday, 4th Week of Easter
Pope Francis has urged us to build bridges, not barriers; and that the doors of our church must be wide open and welcoming…
16 May, 2019. Thursday, 4th Week of Easter
God is revealed as the one who will always be with his people. That ongoing, saving interaction with the lives of his people shows us who God is…
15 May, 2019. Wednesday, 4th Week of Easter
Jesus’ personality was formed by his attentiveness to the Father, knowing himself sent by the Father, and making this the focus of his life….