Last week we faced the challenge that our discipleship involved encountering various forms of opposition and confrontation – even from those very close to us. THIS SUNDAY’S GOSPEL [MATTHEW 10: 37 – 42] concludes the second section of the apostle’s record of the Good News. The verses under consideration emphasise that the cross which must […]
TWELFTH SUNDAY – June, 25
THIS SUNDAY’S OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE [JEREMIAH 20: 10 – 13] provides us with an excellent return to the so-called ‘ordinary’ Sundays of the year. We are firmly reminded of the fact that we are in it for the long haul. After the powerful Easter reminders of resurrection, life and the dramatic few years of the […]
BODY and BLOOD OF CHRIST – June 18
At the outset of our reflection for this Sunday we remind ourselves that we celebrate the gift of Eucharist. It is the feast which brings us face to face with the truth that we have the Lord’s own Body and Blood as food and drink for our journey. It is a celebration which must not […]
TRINITY SUNDAY – June, 11
“And the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. … And Moses made haste to bow his head … and worshipped.” These words are recorded in TODAY’S FIRST SCRIPTURE READING [EXODUS 34: 4b – 6. 8 – 9]. Therein we are faced with two basic […]
PENTECOST – June, 04
What are the real and proper characteristics of a truly PENTECOSTAL PEOPLE? Are we a people and Church who visibly manifest these hallmarks? Some words from TODAY’S SECOND READING [1 CORINTHIANS 12. 3b – 7. 12 – 13] should be helpful in answering these two questions. There we read that: “for by one Spirit we […]
