Thoughts and Reflections

Acts 2:42-47/ Ps 118(117)/ 1 Peter 1:3-9/ John 20:19-31 Imagine being in that locked upper room with the disciples on the evening of the Resurrection. Struck with fear, confusion, and uncertainty. then, suddenly, Jesus is standing right there in the room, large as life. He breathes on them and says, "Peace be with you." That same breath of the Holy Spirit is blowing over us today, God is inviting us into an adventure of faith, healing, and absolute trust. Today is the Second

Acts 10:34a, 37-43/ Psalm 118(117):1-2. 16-17. 22-23/ Colossians 3:1-4/ John 20:1-9 Imagine running to the tomb on that first Easter morning, heart pounding with grief and confusion. You arrive and see the stone rolled away, the tomb empty except for the grave clothes. That same empty tomb is calling to us today with the greatest news in history. Today is not just a remembrance of a past event, it is a living reality. Jesus is risen. In the Gospel today, we hear about the oth

Matthew 21:1-11/ Isaiah 50:4-7/ Ps 22(21)/ Philippians 2:6-11/ Matthew 26:14-27:66 People today come to public notice for all sorts of reasons, politicians, athletes, celebrities, are subject to viral videos and become popular heroes overnight. Millions praise them, their images appear everywhere. Then, just as quickly, they can be demonised, rejected, the same people who praised them one day will decry them the next. Praise turns to hatred, the crowd demands the person be ca

Ezekiel 37:12-14/ Ps 130(129)/ Romans 8:8-11/ John 11:1-45 Among the passengers onboard the Titanic when it met its fate after striking an iceberg was Father Thomas Byles, a catholic priest. Refusing places on the lifeboats Father Byles stayed on deck, hearing confessions, leading the Rosary, and praying with those facing death. Father Byles displayed an extraordinary calm, steady presence as he awaited his inevitable death. What gave this man the courage to remain on a sinki

1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13/ Ps 23(22)/ Ephesians 5:8-14/ John 9:1-41 There is an old saying, ‘there are none so blind as those who will not see’. That saying could be the thread that runs through the readings of this Fourth Sunday of Lent. God said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart." In those few words, w