Reflection – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

In today’s Gospel we have the interaction between Jesus and Bartimaeus – the blind beggar on the side of road. In the time of Jesus the blind man was ridiculed, he was an outcast from society – left alone and…

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Mission Sunday Reflection: Growing in Communion

This Sunday we celebrate Mission Sunday, an important day in the life of the Church when we reach out in solidarity and pray for all the Christian missions of the world. Jesus was the first and greatest missionary, proclaiming the…

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Reflection – 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

In this Sunday’s Gospel we hear the story of the man approaching Jesus, wondering what he must do to inherit eternal life. In response Jesus puts the commandments before him “You must not kill; You must not commit adultery; You…

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Reflection – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The readings this Sunday focus on the sacrament of marriage. The first reading from the book of Genesis explains how marriage is a human reality “the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone. I…

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Reflection – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

In the readings this Sunday we reflect on the theme of mission. In the Gospel account from St. Mark, we hear how John the disciple questions Jesus about the man who was driving out demons in his name. Jesus reacts…

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