Sunday, 3 May 2026
The Way is a Person – 5 EASTER
“I am the way, and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6)
As I read through today’s gospel, I imagine what it would have been like for the disciples to have had this dialogue with Jesus. In the text itself, we see both Thomas and Philip interacting with Jesus, and Thomas’ earnest question: “Lord, we do not know where you are going….
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Seeing the Father – Saint Athanasius
“Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me?” (John 14:10)
The beauty of knowing Jesus is we have an intimate connection with the whole Trinity. The challenge is to keep encountering Jesus in our daily lives. For me this means making time just to gaze upon the face of Jesus in my prayer time. Ironically, the times I least do…
Friday, 1 May 2026
The Heart’s True Home – Friday of the fourth week of Easter
“I go to prepare a place for you” (John 14:2)
I grew up in Darwin, but have lived most of my life elsewhere. In the rare moments that I think about it, I find that I do miss it – there is a certain homesickness. But oddly, on occasions that I’ve returned there, I’ve found that the sense of longing…
Thursday, 30 April 2026
I Know Whom I Have Chosen – Thursday of the fourth week of Easter
“I know whom I have chosen.” (John 13:18)
During the Easter Triduum, I found myself drawn to this quiet yet powerful line of Jesus. In the Upper Room, after washing the disciples’ feet, He speaks these words – knowing fully what lies ahead: denial, betrayal, and abandonment. Yet He still kneels, still washes, still loves. I was reminded…
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Setting the World on Fire – Saint Catherine of Siena
“I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness”. (John 12:46)
Known for being an advocate for peace and a Doctor of the Church, St Catherine of Siena intentionally saw Christ in everyone, especially the marginalised. So much so, St Catherine felt that she was serving someone in need while serving Christ at the same time. All that she did, she…
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Fidelity to the voice of Jesus – Saint Peter Chanel
“My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.” (John 10:27)
The Gospel of John places Jesus in the Temple at the feast of the Dedication, where He declares with quiet authority: “My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.” These words find a living echo in the life of Saint Peter Chanel, a French Marist who…
Monday, 27 April 2026
One People of God – Monday of the fourth week of Easter
“I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.” (John 10:16)
One flock and one shepherd in today’s war-torn world, seems like dreaming the impossible dream. But as hope remains a core Christian characteristic, we can trust that peace and unity today may be no more unlikely than Christ’s Resurrection would have been in His time. The voice of the Good…
Sunday, 26 April 2026
The Shepherd’s Gate – 4 EASTER
“The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice.” (John 10:3)
I’m not much of a camping person. As a kid, I remember falling asleep by the campfire and waking in the night to strange noises in the bushes. Something else was out there. That’s why these days I prefer my “camping” a bit more five-star. In ancient times, shepherds often…
Saturday, 25 April 2026
Living the Paschal Mystery – Anzac Day
“Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies…” (John 12:24)
In today’s readings, we are drawn into the depth of God’s love, a love poured out completely, even to the Cross. This is not only a love given for us, but a love that calls us to live with God, now and into eternity, by becoming people of the same…
Friday, 24 April 2026
Being nourished with the bread of life – Friday of the third week of Easter
“But the one who eats this bread will live forever.” (John 6:58)
This section of John’s gospel reflects on the centrality of the gift of the Eucharist in our lives. Jesus is the bread of life, the food for our journey as we live as his disciples wherever we are called to serve: whether in our families, our workplaces, our neighbourhoods, and…