10 June 2019. Mary, Mother of the Church
A too masculine Church can become “a church of old bachelors, incapable of love, incapable of fruitfulness.” (pope Francis)
Presider’s Page for 9 June (Pentecost Sunday)
Today is Pentecost Sunday, the 50th day of Easter. We celebrate the completion of the Easter mystery in the coming of the Holy Spirit — and ask for the gift of that same Spirit as we gather today.
09 June 2019. Pentecost Sunday
The Spirit was breathing where he would and the prayer “Jesus is Lord” would be their motto. They stayed drunk for life, in this sense…
08 June 2019. Saturday of Week 7 of Easter
The “Journey” of Jesus must go on in our lives. Every experience, easy or difficult, is bringing us toward the new “Jerusalem,” or new “Rome” that is our destiny…
07 June 2019.
When the One who loves us asks, “Do you love me?” it is not an accusing question. It is calling us back if, for whatever reason, we have drifted away…
06 June 2019. Thursday, Week 7 of Easter
Do we share the wish to be fully united? Unity is demanded of disciples, a vital value for evangelism — “that they may be one in us, so that the world may believe..
05 June 2019. Wednesday, Week 7 of Easter
Paul quotes as a maxim of Jesus, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” This saying is not in any of our four gospels…
04 June 2019. Tuesday, Week 7 of Easter
Those were famous last words, from Paul and from Jesus. Each states that his mission in life has been carried out..
03 June 2019. Monday, Week 7 of Easter
It seems that Jesus was “speaking plainly,” but what he said during the Last Supper often baffles us, as it did the disciples. How will they find peace..
Presider’s Page for 2 June (Ascension of the Lord)
Remembering and celebrating Jesus’ Ascension today, we worship the God of timeless glory.
02 June 2019. The Ascension of the Lord
“You will be clothed with power from on high” — this is how St Luke interprets the Lord’s Last Will and Testament…
01 June 2019. Saturday of Week 6 of Easter
1st Reading: Acts 18:23-28 Aquila, a learned convert from Judaism, helps the church in southern Greece After spending some time there Paul left and went from place to place through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. Now there came to Ephesus a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria. He was…
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…