14th Sunday – The Prophet’s Stand

3 Jul 202124 Jul 2021

Ezek 2:2-5, Mark 6:1-6 We hear today, the calling of Ezekiel, as a prophet. He is already warned that his mission is going to be anything but easy. And Jesus,…

13th Sunday – Faith Beyond Offence

27 Jun 202117 Jul 2021

The healing of a bleeding woman, Rome, Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter Mark 5:21-43 "Take away the possibility of offense...and then Christianity is done away with, for it has become…

12th Sunday – How (not) to pray in a storm

19 Jun 202110 Jul 2021

Rembrandt, Christ in the Storm Job 38:1,8-11, Mark 4: 35-41 We have today one of the most climactic scenes of Mark’s gospel, Jesus calming the storm. Mark has clearly recorded…

The Sacred Heart – Mankind’s Refuge

12 Jun 20213 Jul 2021

Given that the June is dedicated to the veneration of the Sacred Heart, I thought of using this Sunday to reflect on this beautiful and important devotion. May 31, 1985,…

Corpus Christi – The Hinge of Salvation

6 Jun 202127 Jun 2021

Mass of St Gregory, unknown artist. ‘The flesh [of Christ] is the hinge of salvation’ - Tertullian, On the Resurrection Corpus Christi. The feast of the Body and Blood of Christ.…

The Holy Trinity – Mystery at the heart of the World

30 May 202119 Jun 2021

Romans 8:14-17 The solemnity of the Holy Trinity. It took the church four centuries to formulate its doctrine on the Trinity. Just in case, this is the one session you…

Pentecost – (How to be) Renewed by the Spirit

23 May 202112 Jun 2021

Pentecost, El Greco Gal 5:16-25 We come to the close of the Easter Season. But Pentecost is not really the close, even the grand finale of the Easter Season –…

7th Sunday – “Consecrated in Truth”

16 May 20216 Jun 2021

Marten de Vos, The Last Supper John 17:11-19 As we come to the close of the Easter season, we culminate with what is called the high-priestly prayer of Jesus. It…

6th Sunday – “I Have Called You Friends”

9 May 202130 May 2021

John 15:9-17 If someone asked you the essence of your faith, what would you say? The Trinity?  Jesus? Salvation – how we sinned, and he came to save us? Would…

5th Sunday – Abiding in the Vine

1 May 202123 May 2021

John 15:1-8 The gospel of John opens with the disciples asking Jesus: ‘Rabbi, where do you abide?’ The rest of the gospel, in a way, would be an answer to…

St Joseph the Worker

1 May 20219 May 2021

Why this feast of Joseph the Worker? And why St Joseph? The clue lies in the day on which we celebrate this feast and is rooted in the tumultuous history of the…

3rd Sunday – Kerygma, Kingdom, Apokatastasis

18 Apr 202116 May 2021

Acts 3:1-26 A lapsed Catholic, a disillusioned Evangelical and an atheist walk into a Church…they hear the proclamation of the Word and they all come to faith! I know, that’s…

2nd Sunday – Incredulous Mercy

15 Apr 20211 May 2021

Q: What do you get when you cross a fish with an elephant? A: Swimming trunks. Q: What do you get when you cross a dinosaur with a pig? A:…

Low Sunday – Touched by the Wounds

10 Apr 20211 May 2021

We come to the first Sunday after Easter or Low Sunday. Low Sunday does not mean one is ‘low’ after the ‘high’ of Easter! It is rather the octave day…

Easter Vigil – Christ our Rock

5 Apr 2021

I’ve been enjoying this glorious sun this past couple of days. It’s a dramatic ray of hope in the middle of winter! Sometimes you need a few months of darkness…