Thursday, 19th May 2025
Authentic Prayer – Thursday Week 11 in Ordinary Time
‘Do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do;’ (Matthew 6:7)
We are often told to ‘just be yourself’. Be authentic. Arguably the worst advice you can receive. What does it ‘really’ mean to be authentic in our western, capitalistic, and individualistic world?..
Wednesday, 18th June 2025
The Secret Place – Wednesday Week 11 in Ordinary Time
‘But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.’ (Matthew 6:6)
We may not pray loudly in public places to attract attention, but the temptation to seek affirmation from others is still very real for most of us. Something in us longs to be seen and known—as we truly are, in all our uniqueness…
Tuesday 17th June, 2025
To Love as God Loves – Tuesday Week 11 in Ordinary Time
‘But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.’ (Matthew 5:44)
Love. The beating heart of the Gospel. The very essence of our Trinitarian God. To be perfect as our Father is, we must carry this love, grow in this love, and live it out in tangible ways. A love whose mercy is scandalously wide…
Monday 16th June, 2025
Boundless Generosity – Monday Week 11 in Ordinary Time
‘Do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.’ (Matthew 5:42)
Today’s gospel is set within the famous Sermon on the Mount – the great guide to radical Christian living. In this scripture text Jesus begins by challenging the well-established Jewish notion of reciprocal justice based on the words in Exodus 21: 24 ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ …
Sunday 15th June, 2025
Renewing Creation – Solemnity The Most Holy Trinity
‘When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth;’ (John 16:13)
There is a kind of revelatory progression about the persons of the Trinity in this Sunday’s readings. The readings are about a series of creations in all of which the Father, Son and Spirit are active…
Saturday 14th June, 2025
Higher Standards – Saturday Week 10 in Ordinary Time
‘anything more than this is from the evil one.’ (Matthew 5: 37)
With today’s Gospel we are in Beatitudes territory. Listening to the Sermon on the Mount, certitudes are flipped. Am I convicted by searing questions of what really matters, when I say, ‘I give you my word,’ I am looking into the eyes of God?…
Friday 13th June, 2025
Called to a Higher Law – Memorial St Antony of Padua, priest, doctor
‘It is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to go into hell.’ (Matthew 5:30)
In talking about the call to the vocation of marriage in my work with Vocation Brisbane, invariably, the question comes up, ‘How far is too far?’ Today’s Gospel passage helps us to understand what God’s desire is for us in this space…
Thursday 12th June, 2025
Brave Conversations – Thursday 10th week in Ordinary time
‘Come to terms quickly with your accuser’ (Matthew 5:25)
I think we have probably all had those interactions with someone where you walk away feeling like it didn’t go well, and you didn’t show up as the person you would like to be…
Wednesday 11th June, 2025
Pay it Forward -Memorial St Barnabas, apostle
‘You received without payment; give without payment.‘ (Matthew 10:8)
Several years ago, there were reports in the media of random acts of kindness, where donors would give a stranger a coffee, some warm clothing or a gifting of money, without any prompting..
Tuesday, 10th June 2025
Let Your Light Shine – Tuesday, Week 10 of Ordinary Time
‘’You are the light of the world.’ (Matthew 5:14)
In a society that pressures us to blend in, Jesus’ call to us today is to be a light in the world. Easier said than done…