1st Sunday of Lent – February 26, 2023
This First Sunday of Lent introduces us to the temptations of Jesus, after forty days of prayer and fasting. As I reflected on this first temptation I was struck by…
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time – February 19, 2023
Love your Enemies. The Resurrectionist Charism Statement asserts that “we believe that God calls us to work together for the resurrection of society,
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time – February 12, 2023
Today’s readings start off simply: “before us are life and death, whichever we choose will be given to us” (from Sirach 15: 17). Do we choose life or death?
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time – February 5, 2023
Some of you will remember the hymn They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love. I think of it often, especially when I see so-called Christian countries exemplifying the opposite behaviour.
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time – January 29, 2023
For me, the Beatitudes are like a road map to holiness. Jesus is encouraging us to show these qualities…
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – January 22, 2023
There is a great scene in the made-for-TV-movie Jesus of Nazareth (Directed by Franco Zeffirelli, 1977). Jesus is crossing the Sea of Galilee,
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – January 15, 2023
Who is this person, Jesus Christ? The gospel reading is very explicit, “He existed before me” as John the Baptist proclaimed;
Epiphany of the Lord – January 8, 2023
Recently, as I stood still in my yard, looking up at the sky, I saw the moon and nearby there was a solitary and very brilliant star.
Solemnity of Mary – January 1, 2023
Today, on this Feast of Mary, the Mother of God, we recognize the Blessed Mother as one who “ponders”, as she begins to reflect
The Nativity of the Lord – December 25, 2022
What Does This Child Reveal? In the readings for Christmas Mass at Dawn, we are told that the shepherds, after a revelation from the angels, …