Tuesday, 21 April 2026
Christ the Living Bread – Tuesday of the third week of Easter
“I am the bread of life.” (John 6:35)
The crowd challenges Jesus to prove himself, but his response is striking. He redirects them from bread that merely sustains to something scandalous: they must consume his flesh and blood to receive life. This is not physical nourishment mediated through ritual. Jesus invites direct contact with God – Trinitarian communion….
Monday, 20 April 2026
The Gift and the Work – Monday of the third week of Easter
“Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.” (John 6:27)
Today, the first day of Term 2, is a fitting day to reflect on a passage about work. In this scripture, Jesus tells his disciples to work for food that endures. I feel the invitation to re-enter the term with faith and hope. If my focus is on my wage,…
Sunday, 19 April 2026
Their eyes were opened – 3 EASTER
“They recognised him” (Luke 24:31)
Have you ever had one of those “Road to Emmaus” experiences? Not the one where the two disciples recognise Jesus but rather the times we do not experience or recognise Jesus in our daily lives. I find it interesting that it was not while Jesus expounded on the scriptures that…
Saturday, 18 April 2026
Jesus brings us home – Saturday of the second week of Easter
“It is I; do not be afraid.” (John 6:20)
Jesus’ walking on water is relatively familiar to us but the details in John’s Gospel bear some reflection. For the first time, it is not the story that gripped me, but the promise in the last verse. The disciples seem to have been expecting Jesus as “Jesus has not yet…
Friday, 17 April 2026
One Thing I Seek – Friday of the second week of Easter
When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, ‘Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost (John 6:12).
The players in this first scene of John’s Chapter 6: Bread of Life teaching seek different things. The pursuing crowd are attracted to Jesus because of the healings he has performed: admiration, curiosity or perhaps a hunger for their own healing. Later, they play the role of would-be kingmakers. The…
Thursday, 16 April 2026
Heavenly Origin – Thursday of the second week of Easter
“The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in his hands.” (John 3:35)
There is an initial question of who is speaking in this Gospel: John the Baptist, the author of the Johannine Gospel, or even Jesus Himself. In the end, the message remains ultimately the same, with this passage further establishing the legitimacy of Jesus as “the Word” to reveal heavenly things…
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
Love the light – Wednesday of the second week of Easter
“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)
And right here, in this opening verse, is the crux of our Christian faith. Jesus was sent by God, brutally killed, so that we could have eternal life. It’s as simple, and as complicated as that. As we bask in the rosy glow of the resurrection, we could spend some…
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Born Anew Each Day – Tuesday of the second week of Easter
“Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.'” (John 3:7)
Jesus encounters Nicodemus, a Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin at night due to his fear of being discovered by his peers. Later in Ch 7 Nicodemus defends Jesus at a meeting of the Pharisees and finally after the Crucifixion, Nicodemus assists Joseph of Arimathea with the burial of Jesus,…
Monday, 13 April 2026
Meeting in the dark – Monday of the second week of Easter
“He came to Jesus by night…” (John 3:2)
Shortly before his death, Pope Francis began a catechesis series on encounters with Jesus from the gospels (Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025). He began with the meeting in the dark of night between Nicodemus and Jesus, and explains that the dark night likely reflects the darkness Nicodemus found himself…
Monday, 13 April 2026
Meeting in the dark – Monday of the second week of Easter
“He came to Jesus by night…” (John 3:2)
Shortly before his death, Pope Francis began a catechesis series on encounters with Jesus from the gospels (Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025). He began with the meeting in the dark of night between Nicodemus and Jesus, and explains that the dark night likely reflects the darkness Nicodemus found himself…