People can get into a rut, eigidly fixed in our own routines. If someone comes and does things differently we object; why things can’t simply be left alone? We find that scenario in today’s gospel…

Failure does not need to have the last word, because the Lord is near and can help us through them. He transformed their fruitless night’s labour by giving them an abundant catch of fish…

After the woman’s miraculous cure, one might expect her to give her total attention to Jesus. That was not what actually happened. “She got up immediately and waited on them.” The atmosphere of caring for each other is enhanced by the fact that…

A frequent theme of both Jesus and St. Paul is the need for keeping alert, in order to stay close to God and live our life according to God’s will. Ironically, in today’s Gospel the one most aware of Jesus’ presence is the demon…

A series of readings from St Luke’s gospel begins today and continues until the beginning of Advent. In an opening address in the Nazareth synagogue, Luke has Jesus proclaim, “This Scripture is being fulfilled in your hearing.”

Jesus reveals a God whose goodness has no limits, who remains faithful even when we are not faithful. He does not want us to fail, but rather that we launch into the deep…

Can we be assured of salvation? Only five bridesmaids were there to welcome the bridal party. Tthe others were told, “I do not know you.” The interpretation of this parable developed with time…

From his late teenage years he was Spirit-guided to lead an austere and contemplative life in the desert until he was thirty years of age, when he emerged as a preacher of reform and renewal…

Paul knows the value of his unpaid work. He is convinced that the Gospel message was more than just one man’s opinion, for it is “the word of God, at work within you who believe.”

We need to keep returning to the essentials, to the heart of the Gospel, in order to know and do what God really wants of us. It would be hard to find a better statement of the basics than the three values stated by the prophet Micah and endorsed by Jesus…

The God od life cares less about our rituals than whether we are truly alive. If our religion makes us more fully alive, more courageous, more caring and generous, then we are pleasing to God…

Bartholemew/Nathanael’s honesty can inspire us on this his feast day. But it is Jesus, not Nathanael, who has the final word in today’s gospel. It takes the form of that wonderful promise…

Jesus powerfully brings together these two commandments from different parts of the Bible, and declares that the way to show our love for God passes through other people…

Our Church has a long tradition of honouring Mary in parallel to Jesus. As early as the fourth century Saint Ephrem used the term “Queen” in praise of Mary, and pope Pius XII established this feast at the close of the Marian Year 1955..

When speaking in parables, Jesus used the language and imagery of his own time and place. Therefore, when he uses the parable of the vineyard workers it is irrelevant to discuss the social justice (or injustice) of the estate-owner…

We may sometimes seem to face impossible odds. We wonder how we will get through some health crisis, or a family loss or a marriage breakdown, or a severe bout of depression. In such circumstances, it’s good to know that, “for God everything is possible.”