Thursday, 1st May 2025
Daily Reflections Where does my heart lie? ~ Thursday Week 2 of Easter ~ Acts 5:27-33; Psalm 33:2,9,17-20; John:3:31-36 ‘He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure’ (John 3:34) Today’s Gospel invites us to enter more deeply into the mystery of Jesus, His divine origin, His […]
Wednesday, 30th April 2025
Daily Reflections Appreciating the Greatness of God’s Love ~ Wednesday Week 2 of Easter ~ Acts 5:27-33; Ps 33:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36 ‘For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.’ (John 3:16) Today’s Gospel reminds […]
Tuesday, 29th April 2025
Choosing ‘New Birth’ in the Spirit – Memorial St Catherine of Siena, virgin, doctor
‘You must be born from above’. (John 3:7)
It was not long ago that wind was the focus on everyone’s mind as we waited for the arrival of Cyclone Alfred. The connotation of wind at that time in south-east Queensland was one of destruction…
Monday, 28th April 2025
Fruits of Being Reborn in the Spirit – Memorial St Peter Chanel, priest, martyr
‘What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.’ (Jn 3:6)
My own experience of being ‘reborn’ began in the early days of religious life. Everything was new: even simple tasks like washing dishes, setting the table, and cleaning had to be learned or relearned…
Sunday, 27th April 2025
Unless I see… I will not believe – Second Sunday of Easter
‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.’ (John 20:25)
Poor Thomas gets a bad rap because of this Gospel reading, and is often nicknamed ‘Doubting Thomas’, but the truth is that Thomas merely says out loud what many of us have thought throughout our faith journeys…
Saturday, 26th April 2025
Daily Reflections They would not Believe ~ Saturday within the Octave of Easter ~ Acts 4:13-21; Ps 117:1, 14-21; Mk 16:9-15 ‘Proclaim the Good News’ (Mark 16:15) The resurrection stories found in the longer ending of Mark’s Gospel are brief sketches that don’t dwell on the experience of meeting Jesus; instead, they focus on the […]
Friday, 25th April 2025 – ANZAC DAY
Jesus And The Miraculous Catch Of Fish – Friday within the Octave of Easter
‘Cast the net to the right side of the boat and you will find some.’ (John 21:6)
Today’s Gospel narrates Jesus’ third appearance after his resurrection, where Jesus performs the miraculous catch of fish, unfolding profound themes of hope, perseverance, and sacrifice—qualities that also..
Thursday, 24th April, 2025
Daily Reflections Sacred Encounters ~ Thursday within the Octave of Easter ~ Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48 ‘While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them…’ (Luke 24:36) Mary Magdalene encountered Him. The travellers on the road to Emmaus encountered Him. In today’s Gospel, after witnessing the harrowing events of the […]
Wednesday, 23rd April 2025
Daily Reflections The Key to the Mystery ~ Wednesday within the Octave of Easter ~ Acts 3:1-10; Ps 104:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24: 13-35 ‘He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened.’ (Luke 24:30-31) There is something satisfying about completing a puzzle. When a piece perfectly slides into […]
Tuesday, 22nd April 2025
Daily Reflections Present with Us ~ Tuesday within the Octave of Easter ~ Acts 2:36-41; Ps 32:4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20: 11-18 ‘Woman, why are you weeping?’ (John 20: 13) At the tomb, Mary Magdalene weeps. Her tears blur more than her vision—they cloud her recognition of the risen Lord standing before her. In her […]