Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

Weekly Reflections

Gospel Reflection for the Baptism of the Lord, January 8th

Even a cursory glance at US politics highlights the importance and power of endorsement when seeking to move into public life. Having the voiced support of Donald Trump, until very recently at least, was much sought after in the Republican Party. Likewise, well known actors, sportspeople, pop stars and social media gurus will be paid...

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Feast of Mary Mother of God January 1st New Years Day 2023

Gospel Reflection for Feast of Mary Mother of God, January 1st 2023

Sunday January 1st 2023, Feast of Mary Mother of God Just like everything in life, another Christmas has come, and it is now almost gone. All the weeks of planning and buying presents; all the days of food and table preparation, all the welcoming of family and friends, the eating and drinking, the exchange of...

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Gospel Reflection for Christmas Day

Imagine! A Christmas morning Gospel without a manger, angels, shepherds and a chubby-cheeked infant in the manger. This would be, very definitely, not the Gospel you’d choose to explain the Christmas story to children. It lacks the drama and imagery of Matthew and Luke and seems, in some ways, dry and without much emotion; more...

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Gospel Reflection for the 4th Sunday of Advent, December 18th

The Aboriginal peoples of Australia are recognised as being one of the oldest cultures in the world. For them all of creation was ‘dreamed’ into existence. It is called the “Dreamtime” and is the foundation of their rich spiritual beliefs and culture. Indeed, ‘dreaming’ is central to all cultures of the world. It is the...

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3rd Sunday of Advent 2022 Gospel Reflection

Gospel Reflection for the 3rd Sunday of Advent, December 11th

Sunday December 11th 2022, Third Sunday of Advent Imagine for a second that John the Baptist, and not Jesus, was the ‘promised one’, the Messiah, the one who would usher in the kingdom of God? Imagine for a second that it was John who rose from the dead, and it was his message about the...

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Gospel Reflection for Second Sunday of Advent, December 4th

Sundays two and three of Advent always focus on John the Baptist. Why? Because it was John who recognised Jesus for who and what he was, and it was he who announced him to the world. During the Season of Advent we wait for Jesus to be born into the world, his birth on that...

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Gospel Reflection for Christ the King Sunday

Have you ever looked at any of the great works of art depicting the coming of the Kingdom of God? If you have, you will have noticed that most of them are pictured as apocalyptic events, with imagery taken from the Book of Revelation. In them you will find armies of angels with swords and...

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sunday gospel reading reflection year C Nivmeber 13th

Read the Short Gospel Reflection for Sunday November 13th

Sunday November 13th 2022, the 33rd Sunday of the Year, Year C TO PROPERLY understand today’s Gospel would require a History and Theology lesson on how the people reading Luke’s Gospel understood ‘Temple’ and ‘covenant’, the ‘Ark of the Covenant’ (not the Harrison Ford version!) and even something about the Chosen People’s wanderings in the...

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Sunday Gospel Reflection November 6th

Sunday Gospel Reflection for 32nd Sunday of the Year, November 6th

As Jesus moved from town to town, village to village, there were always groups waiting to harass and ridicule him. Some were well meaning, good living, honest Jews who feared the Law of Moses, so vital to their understanding of God, was in some way being eroded or subverted by Jesus. Others, however, were religious...

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Sunday Gopel Reflection October 30th

Sunday Gospel Reflection for 31st Sunday of the Year, October 30th

INTRODUCTION: The story of Jesus stopping to call the ‘small’ Zacchaeus from the tree in order to dine with him is one of the most likeable stories in the Gospels. It is often used in children’s liturgies because of its drama and pictorial qualities. For children it can be a pleasant and edifying parable about...

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