Sunday Reflection

Strengthen us on the path towards our eternal reward

By Fr Kevin Waldie sm | January 30, 2021 | 0 Comments

January 31:  4th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Readings: 1. Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm: 95; 2. 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Gospel: Mark 1:21-28. Anyone hearing or reading these Scripture texts surely notices the pattern of repetition in each. And in so doing, we quickly realise how the inspired Word of God works to gradually … Read More about Strengthen us on the path towards our eternal reward

An aid in our spiritual preparation for Christmas

By Fr Kevin Waldie sm | December 19, 2020 | 0 Comments

December 20: Fourth Sunday of Advent. Readings: 1. 2 Samuel 7:1-5,8-12,14,16; Psalm: 89; 2. Romans 16:25-27; Gospel: Luke 1:26-38. As we enter the final week of Advent, these biblical texts ably prepare us for what we are about to commemorate. The extract from 2 Samuel presents Nathan, God’s agent and mouthpiece, … Read More about An aid in our spiritual preparation for Christmas

We are invited into the mystery of the Lord’s coming

By Fr Kevin Waldie sm | December 5, 2020 | 0 Comments

December 6: Second Sunday of Advent. Readings: 1. Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11; Psalm: YY; 2. 2 Peter 3:8-14; Gospel: Mark 1:1-8. Communicated through today’s readings is a basic, yet profound, sense of what is meant by the term “gospel” / “good news”. And that is really appropriate in these days leading up to our … Read More about We are invited into the mystery of the Lord’s coming

At the start of Advent, a mighty but straightforward message

By Fr Kevin Waldie sm | November 28, 2020 | 0 Comments

November 29: First Sunday of Advent. Readings: 1. Isaiah 63:16-17, 64:1,3-8; Psalm: XX; 2. 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Gospel: Mark 13:33-37. As we begin Advent this Sunday, we are led to contemplate the big picture of our lives. This liturgical season therefore aims to prime us for yet another Christmas. And, in so … Read More about At the start of Advent, a mighty but straightforward message

Caring for one another in very concrete ways

By Fr Kevin Waldie sm | November 21, 2020 | 0 Comments

November 22: Christ the King.  Readings: 1. Ezekiel 34:11-12,15-17; Psalm: 23; 2. 1 Corinthians 15:20-26,28; Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46. The coming of God’s reign is not perhaps how we might ordinarily picture it. These samples from Holy Scripture are, then, a way of making us think of it as very much connected with … Read More about Caring for one another in very concrete ways

Doing our part in the implementation of the divine plan

By Fr Kevin Waldie sm | November 7, 2020 | 0 Comments

November 8: 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time. Readings: 1. Wisdom 6:12-16; Psalm: 63; 2.1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13. As we listen to these readings, our minds are eased into musing on the theme of Wisdom, and its place in our lives. The book that bears the title of “Wisdom” presents … Read More about Doing our part in the implementation of the divine plan