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Fr David Howell
Even Jesus knew what it was like to have a troubled heart
“peace i leave with you; my peace i give to you. not as the world gives do i give to you. let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them ...
Mary’s love in every moment
“just as i have loved you, you also are to love one another.” (john 7:34) in this month of may, dedicated to mary, we can reflect on how she...
Jesus, the Good Shepherd who never abandons His sheep
“no one is able to snatch them out of the father’s hand” (john 10:30) in sunday’s gospel, jesus describes the powerful protection of his fat...
Jesus so loved Peter he gave him the largest flock
“when they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread.” (john 21:9) in sunday’s gospel, the dis...
Trusting in the Risen Christ through the witness of others
on the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the jews, jesus came and ...
Fountains of grace: by Jesus's wounds our own have been healed
the glory of the lord entered the temple by the gate facing east (ezechiel 43:4) no-one witnessed the resurrection of jesus, but we can wond...
‘I thirst’: a cry misheard
in sunday’s gospel, st luke records that the soldiers mocked jesus shortly after his crucifixion by giving him sour wine. this was the drink...
The silence that saves
in sunday’s gospel (john 8:1–12), jesus writes on the ground in response to the pharisees’ question of whether an adulterous woman should be...
Is the famous 'Prodigal Son' parable more about the 'Prodigal Father'?
why did the prodigal son, in sunday’s gospel, decide to come home? he had become restless in his father’s house but now he had found a new a...
“Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?” (Luke 13:7)
in sunday’s gospel, jesus tells a parable about a fig tree in a vineyard. it is striking that the owner has planted it among his vines, and ...
'This is my Son, the chosen one. Listen to Him'
“when the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces.” (genesis 15:17) in ...
On through the wilderness with Jesus: what does Scripture have to say to us today?
“brothers and sisters: what does scripture say?” (romans 10:8) in today's second reading, st paul asks this question, and it is one that we ...
Discovering the 'log' in your own eye
"first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye" (luke 6:42) in s...
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