The 4th Sunday: Luke 4:21-30 Hearing Jesus’ words about the poor reception of prophets by their own people, the people were worked up into a blind rage and hatred. They wanted to push Jesus off the cliff on which their…

The 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Luke 1:1-4 4:14-21 Jesus stood up to read from the prophet Isaiah. It was a passage about the coming Messiah. Here he is announcing himself as the Messiah as he applies the words to…

The Wedding Feast at Cana: John 2:1-11 Mary is here at the feast. It was through her sensitive awareness that Jesus came to know about the bridegroom’s predicament. In this story, she is not only the mother of Jesus; she…

The Baptism of the Lord: Luke 3:15-22 The seriousness of baptism is made clear by the metaphor of the threshing floor. It is a discriminating rite. It is not an act that one may undergo lightly, but is linked to…

The Feast of the Epiphany They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed…

A Christmas Reflection for today: John 1:1-18 This magnificent passage provides a powerful opening to this gospel. It lays out the main themes of John’s gospel – life, light, truth, the world, testimony and the pre-existence of Jesus Christ. He…

The 4th Sunday of Advent: Luke 1:39-45 Today we hear the account of the Visitation of Mary to her relative, Elizabeth. This event anticipates the birth of Jesus. Mary’s journey to Elizabeth immediately followed the Annunciation of the Angel Gabriel…

The 3rd Sunday of Advent: Luke 3:10-18 As Christians, whether lay persons, religious or priests we are called to bring people face to face with Jesus and also to a conversion that brings a real joy and happiness into their…

The 2nd Sunday of Advent: Luke 3:1-6 We are always invited to open ourselves to further conversion, to an ever deeper change of heart, to a deeper listening to what Jesus is asking of us, “Lord, what do you want…

The 1st Sunday of Advent: Luke 21:25-36 Advent is a season of hope and expectation. We are invited to prepare joyfully for the coming of Christ. He comes in history (his conception and birth), in mystery (through the sacraments, and…

Celebrating the Feast of Christ the King: John 18:33-37 Established in the 20th century — this feast is designed to give special recognition to the dominion Christ our Lord has over all aspects of our lives. But why and how…

The 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Mark 13:24-32 As we approach the end of the liturgical year the readings remind of us this aspect of Jesus’ teaching: his insistence on the urgency of our situation and the need to decide…