Our Daily Reflections
Jesus tells one of His simplest parables today: a sower goes out to sow seed. Some falls on the path, some on rock, some among…
There is something very easy to miss in today’s Gospel. Jesus is preaching, travelling, proclaiming the Kingdom of God – and then St Luke suddenly…
There are two sinners in the room in today’s Gospel, but only one of them knows it. The woman comes to Jesus with tears, perfume,…
We hear the words of Saint Paul so often: “Love is patient, love is kind.” They are beautiful words, but because they are so familiar,…
There are moments in life when we cannot fix anything. We cannot take away the pain, undo the mistake or make the suffering disappear. And…
Today, the Church celebrates Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. We always lift up the Cross. We honour it. We put it in…
Peter asks Jesus a question that sounds generous: “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive? As many as seven times?”…
Jesus gives us two images in today’s Gospel: a tree and a house. At first they seem unrelated, but they are really asking the same…
Jesus gives us an image today that is almost funny because it is so exaggerated: someone with a wooden beam sticking out of his own…
There is a line in today’s Gospel that is easy to admire and very hard to live: “Love your enemies, do good to those who…
There is a strange line in today’s reading where St Paul says that those who have wives should live “as though they had none,” those…
Today the Church celebrates something very simple: the birth of Mary. Not the Annunciation. Not the Visitation. Not the Assumption. Her birth. And that is…
In today’s Gospel, a man walks into the synagogue with a withered hand. Everyone can see that something in his life is broken. But instead…
There is something incredibly honest about today’s Gospel. Jesus knows that people will hurt each other. Even in the Church. Even in families. Even among…
In today’s Gospel, people come to Jesus with a complaint: “Why do the disciples of John and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples eat and…