Gospel Reflection
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A Meditation on Wisdom
Br. Reginald talks about how Wisdom calls us to an active stillness to grow in hope and Charity. Reading: Wisdom 7:22-8:1 The
Bearing Burdens for the Dead
We hear today that Jesus descended from heaven to do the Father’s will, i.e., to give eternal life to those
Peace and Division
Jesus says, in today's Gospel, that he has come to bring division, not peace [Lk 12]. But he says elsewhere
The pitfalls of the student
Jesus rebukes the lawyers for taking away the 'key of knowledge'. How might this rebuke help students, particularly Dominican ones,
The Kiss of God
Have you ever thought of the Holy Spirit as God’s kiss? Reading: Luke 11:5-13 The following homily was preached to the student
Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness
Br. Reginald discusses that to learn to be reconciled with our brothers and sisters is to see our own dignity
A new mercy
Christ's words to the scribe reveal to us the deepest core of the Christian life. Reading: Mark 12: 28-34 The following homily
Our Lord Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest
St Paul teaches that Christian worship is ‘wordy worship’: this, Christ models for us by his priestly prayer in Gethsemane. Reading:
One God, One Church
In today's Gospel, Our Lord prays for all the faithful, "that they may all be one". This unity and oneness
In Memory of Me
Presence and absence. Communion and separation. Hollowness and hope. What does the Ascension say about these? Reading: Ephesians 1:17-23 The following homily
Gospel in a Nutshell
In its brevity, today’s Gospel summarises the whole Christian message: we receive through Jesus that experience of Love from which
The English Martyrs
The martyrs teach us to fix our gaze on the cross, for it is there that we learn how to