Look, our God is coming to save us. There is one pink candle on the Advent Wreath which is lit today because this is Gaudete Sunday. The word ‘Guadete’ means joy or rejoice. The opening antiphon for today mass gives us the message of our liturgy; ‘Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice....

Prepare a Way for the Lord  In the Old Testament God says, ‘My thoughts are not your thoughts, my ways are not your ways.’ Our God is a God of surprises! The Kingdom that Jesus proclaims is not a kingdom based or built on human power, prestige or wealth. It is based on mercy, peace...

Let us walk in the Light of the Lord As the seasons change, so too does the liturgical life of the church. This Sunday as we begin the Sacred Season of Advent, we also begin a new liturgical for the year ahead. Hopefully we will notice these changes around us, especially in our churches. The...

Let us walk in the Light of the Lord As the seasons change, so too does the liturgical life of the church. This Sunday as we begin the Sacred Season of Advent, we also begin a new liturgical for the year ahead. Hopefully we will notice these changes around us, especially in our churches. The...

His Kingdom will have no end  If one looks through any good history book, one will discover that at some time, most countries were ruled by royalty of one sort of another. In many cases these queens, kings and monarchs ruled by ‘divine right’. They believed that they were royal rulers because it was God’s...

What’s really important and sacred… Next Sunday we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King. It’s the last Sunday in this current liturgical year. The Sunday after that marks the beginning of Advent. Today’s gospel is about the end times as they are called. Those with Jesus were talking about the Temple. They were saying...

Life Before and After Death The gospel this Sunday can, on first reading, seem a little strange if not confusing. The Sadducees, like the Pharisees were not Jesus’ greatest friends or fans! They too accused Jesus of blasphemy, complained when he ate with those they thought were sinners, and condemned him for breaking their sacred...

Called, Loved and Forgiven Can you recall last Sunday’s Gospel? It told us the parable of two unnamed men; a Pharisee and a Tax Collector. One thinks that he is better than everyone else; the other knows that he is a loved sinner. It is from the lips and the heart of this humble and...

Please read Br Michael’s reflection for Sunday October 27th – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Lord, have mercy on me a sinner There is a story about the great writer Oscar Wilde. He was once asked what he thought of another writer. His response was; he is a self-made man who admires his maker! This...

Please read Br Michael’s reflection for Sunday October 20th – 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Don’t give up or give in Up until recently, one of my brothers ran marathons. He would run one full marathon and an half one each year! He was asked to speak to a group of runners who were preparing...