Sunday, 11th May 2025
Daily Reflections Take on the Smell of the Sheep ~ Fourth Sunday of Easter ~ Acts 13:14, 43-52; Ps 99:1-3, 5; Rev 7:9, 14-17; Jn 10:27-30 ‘My sheep hear my voice. I know them and they follow me.’ (John 10:27) As I was about to go out walking the other day, I grabbed my keys […]
Saturday, 10th May 2025
Daily Reflections Believing the Impossible ~ Saturday, Week 3 of Easter ~ Acts 9:31-42; Ps 115:12-17; Jn 6:60-69 ‘Lord, to whom can we go?’ (John 6:68) Today’s Gospel from Chapter 6 of John is at the end of the famous ‘Bread of Life’ discourse. The people had just heard Jesus say that unless you eat […]
Friday, 9th May 2025
Daily Reflections The Summit and Source! ~ Friday, Week 3 of Easter ~ Acts 9:1-20; Ps 116; Jn 6: 52-59 ‘This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live forever.’ (John 6:58) What feeds your spirit? […]
Thursday, 8th May 2025
Daily Reflections A Love that both draws and sustains us ~ Thursday, Week 3 of Easter ~ Acts 8:26-40; Ps 65:8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51 ‘No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me…’ (John 6:44) How can we understand the profound statement: ‘No one can come to me unless […]
Wednesday, 7th May 2025
Daily Reflections In Him all authority rests ~ Wednesday, Week 3 of Easter ~ Acts 8:1-8; Ps 65:1-7; Jn 6:35-40 ‘I am the Bread of Life’ (John 6:35) Today is an historic day. Today, the cardinals of our church commence the conclave to elect the next Pope. Their objective is simple in essence, yet complex […]
Tuesday, 6th May 2025
Daily Reflections What’s in it for me? ~ Tuesday Week 3 of Easter ~ Acts 7:51-8:1; Ps 30:3-4, 6-8, 17, 21; Jn 6:30-35 ‘For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.’ (Jn 6:33) I am sure many of you have been in places where little […]
Monday, 5th May 2025
Daily Reflections Purpose in the mundane! ~ Monday, Week 3 of Easter ~ Acts 6:8-15; Ps 118:23-24, 26-27, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29 ‘Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life’ (John 6:27) As I was reading this Scripture, one part stood out to me as if it […]
Sunday, 4th May 2025
Daily Reflections Lambs and Sheep ~ Third Sunday of Easter ~ Acts 5:27-32, 40-41; Ps 29:2, 4-6, 11-13: Rev 5:11-14; Jn 21: 1-19 ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’ (John 21: 15) In today’s Gospel we read about the post-resurrection encounter between Jesus and Peter by the Sea of Tiberias. While this passage […]
Saturday, 3rd May 2025
Daily Reflections What does it mean to ask? ~ Feast Sts Philip and James, apostles ~ 1 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 18:2-5; Jn 14:6-14 ‘If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it.’ (John 14:14) As I was reading today’s Gospel, I was struck by Philip’s statement that if he could just […]
Friday, 2nd May 2025
Daily Reflections A Miracle of Eucharistic Proportions ~ Memorial St. Athanasius, bishop, doctor ~ Acts 5:34-42; Ps 26:1-4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15 ‘This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.’ (John 6:14) There is a note of panic in Philip’s voice when he realises the apostles would have to feed the huge […]