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Sunday 2 May
5th Sunday of Easter Acts 9:26-31; Psalm 22; 1 John 3:18-24; John 15:1-8 Actions are what matter For love to be real, it has to be seen in action. Words and talk are only half of our calling to live the kind of life to which Jesus calls us. In his letter, John tells us […]
Sunday 25 April
4th Sunday OF EASTER Anzac Day Day of Prayer for Vocations Acts 4:8-12; Psalm 118; 1 John 3:1-2; John 10:11-18 The Good Shepherd Like the prophets of the Old Testament, Jesus draws on metaphors and images to teach us about God’s intimate love and care of his people. The good shepherd is a favourite image. […]
Sunday 18 April
3rd Sunday OF EASTER Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Psalm 5; 1 John 2:1-5; Luke 24:35-48 The gift of faith Faith is a gift. It is not easy to believe what we have not witnessed. Jesus understood well how difficult it was for his disciples to believe that he had risen from the dead. “Touch me,” he […]
Sunday 11 April
2nd Sunday of Easter Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 118; 1 John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31 Take my hand Thomas the Apostle needed to see Christ risen from the dead before he could believe in his resurrection. Until he had seen the evidence, he was unable to believe. Nor could he join the excitement and celebrations of the […]
Sunday 4 April
EASTER SUNDAY Acts 10:34, 37-43; Psalm 118; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-9 He is risen Jesus’ resurrection from the dead is absolutely at the heart of Christian living. It is the ultimate truth that Christians are challenged to embrace and believe. In rising from the dead, Jesus conquered death and demonstrated that death is no more, […]
Sunday 21 March
5th Sunday of Lent Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51; Hebrews 5:7-9; John 12:20-30 Being fruitful When the seed breaks open, its potential is released. To become fruitful we, too, need a ‘breaking open.’ The Creator blessed me with particular gifts and talents for building up the people of God, not for my personal promotion. My gifts […]
Sunday 14 March
4th Sunday of Lent 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23; Psalm 137; Ephesians 2:4-10; John 3:14-21 God so loved In contrast to yesterday’s gospel, today’s tells of a good Pharisee, Nicodemus. He approaches Jesus, honestly searching for truth. He questions. And he hears Jesus tell of how God so loved the world that he gave his only […]
Sunday 7 March
3rd Sunday of Lent Day of Prayer for Children Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19B; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25 Do’s and don’ts How often at home does the same message get repeated? “Do this; don’t do that.” During Lent, too, God constantly reminds us of his law. Today we hear the 10 commandments. We also see […]
Sunday 28 February
2nd Sunday of Lent Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18; Psalm 116:10, 15-19; Romans 8:31-34; Mark 9:2-10 God’s voice The first time God spoke to Jesus was at his baptism in Mark’s gospel. In this passage, God speaks to various people. Elijah and Moses are present and were important because both had experienced theophany on a mountain. […]
Sunday 21 February
1st Sunday of Lent Genesis 9:8-15; Psalm 25:4-6, 7-9; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 Wilderness There are two important events in this episode: testing in the wilderness and proclaiming the Good News. The word ‘testing’ evokes some testing events in the Old Testament. For example, the testing of Abraham’s faith, the testing of the Israelites […]
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