Tags: Sunday Reflection
Sunday Reflection - 5th Sunday of Easter (Year B)
Posted: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:15
Today we are presented with a very familiar parable on unity—essential if we are going to work together to make our world a safer and happier place. Today's Gospel is the 'Vine and the Branches', and Jesus explains to his disciples that he is the vine, and we are the branches, with his Father as the caretaker, the gardener, and the dresser of the vineyard. Last week, Jesus told us that he was... Read More »
Sunday Reflection - 4th Sunday of Easter (Year B)
Posted: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:46
For us Salesians, the notion of the 'Good Shepherd' is so important as it reflects the real care that members of the Salesian family should have with young people. The Good Shepherd is not like the simple steward who at the slightest sign of danger runs away and leaves the flock abandoned. Likewise, within the Church, all the baptised faithful are called to follow the example of Jesus the Good Shepherd.... Read More »
Sunday Reflection - 3rd Sunday of Easter (Year B)
Posted: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 09:38
Our gospel from Luke opens today with the missionary journey of the two Emmaus disciples on their journey back to Jerusalem—the place of pain, suffering and death has become a place of glory. Like Mary of Magdala, 'the Emmaus 2' cannot keep their meeting with Jesus a precious and personal secret: good news has to be SHARED.
After the experience with Thomas last Sunday, Jesus still needs to help... Read More »
Sunday Reflection - 2nd Sunday of Easter (Year B)
Posted: Fri, 5 Apr 2024 11:53
Today when we are invited to share in unconditional love of God in 'Divine Mercy Sunday' we are given an example of how deep that love is. For some reason, Thomas, the apostle is not in the place of the first Christian lockdown when Jesus brought them his first simple message of 'Peace'; I like to think he was out shopping or checking in on the safety of other disciples in Jerusalem. He misses the... Read More »
Sunday Reflection - Easter Sunday (Year B)
Posted: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:58
A very happy Easter Day to you—today we celebrate glory and life even in the middle of international pain and heartache. Today is the reason for our hope and needed optimism: do not be concerned if that glass is half empty or half full, be thankful you have a glass in the first place! Today we are given an account of pure faith in Mark's gospel, a faith that we are invited to share. Mary of Magdala... Read More »
Sunday Reflection - Palm Sunday (Year B)
Posted: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:13
Today we begin that most sacred week of Christian history; as we enter Holy Week, we enter, not with a sense of triumphalism, but in a true spirit of humility. In my family home back in Ireland, I am so lucky to have two pet donkeys; in the summer lockdown of 2020, I felt privileged to share their company. Their trust and companionship, helped no doubt by a steady supply of carrots, was a great comfort... Read More »
Sunday Reflection - 4th Sunday of Lent (Year B)
Posted: Fri, 8 Mar 2024 10:57
Today we meet the interesting character, Nicodemus; he is only mentioned in John's gospel, firstly as the one who visits Jesus 'by night'. He seems to have been a member of the Jewish court, the Sanhedrin and strongly urged his colleagues to LISTEN to what Jesus had to say before they sentence him. Finally, we meet him at the end of the gospel when he and Joseph of Aramathea buried the body of Jesus... Read More »
Sunday Reflection - 3rd Sunday of Lent (Year B)
Posted: Fri, 1 Mar 2024 07:22
Today we turn to John's gospel and share his account of the cleansing of the Temple. Unlike the Synoptic gospels, John does not place this event at the start of Holy Week; rather he places this unusual event at of start of the public ministry of Jesus, coming just after the miracle at Cana. At the wedding feast we see the sign of the Messianic Reign of God: extraordinary comes from the ordinary; there... Read More »
Sunday Reflection - 2nd Sunday of Lent (Year B)
Posted: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 09:15
In the gospel today we have Mark's account of the event known as the TRANSFIGURATION. Jesus takes his friends Peter, James, and John on a hike. Last week we saw a Jesus alone in the desert before doing his duty in proclaiming a gospel of unconditional love. This week he is with friends in another type of wilderness. At the top of the mountain, the three friends were able to see Jesus in a whole new... Read More »
Sunday Reflection - 1st Sunday of Lent (Year B)
Posted: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:51
The gospel of Mark gives us the shortest account of Jesus's time spent in the wilderness. Mark is the evangelist who is in a hurry to preach the gospel that we are given the briefest details of the time Jesus spent his wilderness time. He is seen in the desert for forty days, where he is tempted by the devil and supported by the angels. He then returns home to Galilee urging people to 'repent and believe... Read More »