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Today, the Gospel for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time presents us with what John describes as the first of Jesus’ signs when Jesus changes water to wine at the wedding at Cana.
We are all God’s beloved children
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord brings the Christmas Season to a close, but invites us to allow Jesus to be born within us as God’s beloved children.
The Magi, the priests and scribes, and a King
Three Kings come from afar. This story has captured the imagination of every generation since Matthew first told it. What does it have to do with us?
We have been told
On the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, today’s Gospel text holds a treasure in the fragment: “…the message that had been told…” Everyone who heard it was amazed, and Mary treasured it in her heart.
A Family Worth Mirroring
With the Feast of the Holy Family, we are reassured that Jesus, the Son of God, understands what family life is like.
God’s love revealed in poverty
The final protagonist enters the liturgy on Christmas Day: Christ the Lord, Son of God, the One through whom all things are made comes to earth in the most abject poverty of a feeding trough. What could all this mean?
Faith is an uphill journey
The protagonist in today’s Gospel for the Fourth Sunday of Advent changes from John the Baptist to Mary. We have a lot to learn from her when our faith in God becomes an uphill journey.
He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit
John the Baptist continues to dominate the scene on the Third Sunday of Advent. Today he prophesies that the one who is coming will baptise with the Holy Spirit and fire.
A voice cries in the wilderness
The image of Saint John the Baptist who hears God’s word and incarnates the words of the Prophet Isaiah dominates the Second Sunday of Advent. John reminds us how important the art of listening is in a world.
Is God before us, in our seeking gaze?
The First Sunday of Advent presents us with some tough questions that Google cannot answer. Jesus doesn’t offer easy answers, but a renewed vision of who we are redeemed by his love.
‘Mine is not a kingdom of this world’
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, concludes the liturgical year. Today’s Gospel reading offers us food for thought regarding what kingship really is.
In this week's edition of "Gospel Truth”, the late Jill Bevilacqua and Seán-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections from the Gospel of Saint John 3:14-21 for the Third Sunday of Lent.
In this week's edition of "Gospel Truth”, the late Jill Bevilacqua and Seán-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections from the Gospel of Saint John 12:20-33 for the Fifth Sunday of Lent.
In this week's edition of "Gospel Truth”, the late Jill Bevilacqua and Seán-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections from the Gospel of Saint John 2:13-25 for the Third Sunday of Lent.
In this week's edition of "Gospel Truth”, the late Jill Bevilacqua and Seán-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections from the Gospel of Saint Mark 9:2-10 for the Second Sunday of Lent.
In this week's edition of "Gospel Truth”, the late Jill Bevilacqua and Seán-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections from the Gospel of Saint Mk 1:12-15 for the First Sunday of Lent.
In this week's edition of "Gospel Truth”, the late Jill Bevilacqua and Seán-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections from the Gospel of Saint Mark 1:40-45 on the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
In this week's edition of "Gospel Truth”, the late Jill Bevilacqua and Seán-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections from the Gospel of Saint Mark 1:29-39 on the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
In this week's edition of "Gospel Truth”, the late Jill Bevilacqua and Seán-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections from the Gospel of Saint Mark 1:21-28 on the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
In this week's edition of "Gospel Truth”, the late Jill Bevilacqua and Seán-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections from the Gospel of Saint Mark 1:14-20 for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.



