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Gospel Reflection for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
28 Sep 2025
Praise the Lord, my soul! (Psalm 145) The parable in today’s Gospel has been the bedrock of all Christian social justice initiatives since Luke wrote it and always will be while Christianity lasts. We see that the rich man was not overtly cruel to Lazarus; he just did not care about – or even see…
Gospel Reflection for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
21 Sep 2025
Praise the Lord who lifts up the poor. (Psalm 112). I read this Gospel as highlighting deceit, duplicity and essentially as a betrayal of trust. These failings are endemic in any human society where commerce is carried out and at any time in human history. We are well aware now, more than ever, of the…
Gospel Reflection for Exaltation of the Holy Cross
14 Sep 2025
Do not forget the works of the Lord (Psalm 77) The New Testament is concealed in the Old and the Old Testament is revealed in the New. We see this fact well illustrated in today’s readings for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Moses is leading a fractious, rebellious people through the…
Gospel Reflection for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
7 Sep 2025
In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge. (Psalm 89). This Gospel contains some very hard sayings of Jesus, especially when he bids us take up our cross and come after him. This is the cost of discipleship; feeling the pain of struggle and sacrifice, of small daily dyings to one’s own wishes…
Gospel Reflection for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
31 Aug 2025
God, in your goodness you have made a home for the poor. (Psalm 67) Jesus speaks uncomfortable, heavenly truths to his host, the Pharisee, and we all wonder if he appreciated the heavenly wisdom. Jesus is giving this message to the settled and financially secure, the righteous and well-intentioned. What is so difficult for us…
Gospel Reflection for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
24 Aug 2025
Go out to all the world and tell the Good News. (Psalm 116) This serious Gospel leaves us reflecting deeply on our state of soul, our eternal destiny and our response to God’s patient, faithful love. Such reflection might lead us into a closer relationship, and a more fervent prayer life with our heavenly Father…
Gospel Reflection for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
17 Aug 2025
Lord, come to my aid. (Psalm 39). Today, we glimpse the fire and passionate love that burned in the heart of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. This Gospel is a wake-up call for complacent cradle Catholics whose fire has burnt very low to the point of just smouldering. On the other hand, it inspires new converts…
Gospel Reflection for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
10 Aug 2025
Happy the people the Lord has chosen to be his own. (Psalm 32) Luke’s Gospel today begins warm and reassuring, and Jesus calls us endearingly, “little flock.” As his teaching progresses – and Jesus, being the master psychologist he is – his lessons become more serious, more profound and, then, very stern. The lesson is…
Gospel Reflection for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
3 Aug 2025
If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. (Psalm 94) The contentious question of riches is the subject of today’s Gospel. Riches are not an evil, per se. How we live with them and the values we hold determine which way the scale tips in answer to that question. Are we grateful to…
Gospel Reflection for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Times, Year C
27 Jul 2025
Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me. (Psalm 137). Today’s Gospel is God’s lifeline to the unhappy, the desperate, the lonely, and all those struggling with adversity in their lives. It is God’s unbreakable, cast iron promise to help any of us who trust Him and turn to Him in our…
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