Join Triona Doocey, Maia Bernardo and Kate Kearins and in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Feast of the Epiphany. Read the scriptures for the Feast of the Epiphany at this link. John refers to TS Eliot’s Journey of the Magi which you can find at this link. & Mary Evelyn Jegen’s Benevolent Glancing which you can find at this link.
Join Jelvine Cortez, Kath Petrie and David Moxon in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Feast of the Holy Family, the Sunday following Christmas. Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link. David mentions Pope Francis’ Autobiography which you can find at this link. Jelvine concluded with Pope Francis’ Holy Family Prayer: Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in you we contemplate the splendour of true love; to you we turn with trust. Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, authentic schools of the Gospel and small domestic churches. Holy Family of Nazareth, may families never again experience violence, rejection and division; may all who have been hurt or scandalised find ready comfort and healing. Holy Family of Nazareth, make us once more mindful of the sacredness and inviolability of the family, and its beauty in God’s plan. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Graciously hear our prayer. Amen.
Join David Moxon, Colin MacLeod and Alex Chia in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link. David refers to the Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) reflection: Mary, Grace and Hope in Christ. You can find it at this link. Alex mentions Benedict XVI’s wonderful reflection on the life of Christ. Jesus of Nazareth, the Infancy Narratives at this link. Here is the New Zealand Catholic Committee for Interfaith Relations letter reflecting on the Bondi tragedy. You can find it at this link. The Collect for today’s Mass is the well-known concluding prayer of the Angelus. Find it at this link.
Join Maya Bernardo, John Kleinsman & Catherine Gibbs in conversation with John O’Connor, reflecting on the scriptures for the Third Sunday in Advent. Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link. Maya mentioned Pope Leo’s Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi Te which you can find at this link.
Join Cushla O’Connor, Colin MacLeod and Kath Petrie in conversation with John Kleinsman reflecting on the scriptures for the Second Sunday in Advent. Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link. Cushla mentions Spiritus – more at this link. Kath refers to Auckland’s de Paul House – more at this link. And Pope Francis’ Encyclical Evangelii Gaudium at this link. And John finishes with Henri Nouwen’s Advent Prayer which you can find at this link.
Join Rocio Figueroa, Alex Chia and John Kinder in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the First Sunday in Advent. Read these scriptures at this link. Rocio refers to Francis of Assisi’s quote – even the walls will eat meat... Read it at this link in the sixth paragraph which begins “His love of animals…”
Join Jelvine Cortez and Rosalie Connors in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Feast of Christ the King. Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link. Jelvine referred to John Paul II’s reflection on Salvific Suffering which you can read at this link. John mentiones the Encyclical Letter of Pius XI initiating this feast in 1925. Read Quas Primas at this link. And the poem/hymn I Vow to Thee my Country which you can read at this link and listen to here.
A note from John O’C. I’m grateful to John, David & Colin this week who picked up the HS at one minute’s notice when I was suddenly unable to connect. So in my absence this week join John Kleinsman, David Moxon and Colin MacLeod in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, the World Day of the Poor. Read the scriptures for this week at this link Spe Salvi – an encyclical from Pope Benedict at this link Dilexi te – Apostolic Exhortation from Pope Leo: at this link David refers to the Mother Teresa Anyway poem at this link
Join Jane Maisey, Catherine Gibbs & John Kinder in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for this Sunday’s Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran. Read the scriptures for this feast at this link. Jane has forwarded these links to her work (referred to by John in today’s HS). Here is the link to the bible windows poster: https://www.designjane.com/bible-windows-poster Also some other stained glass projects: https://www.designjane.com/stained-glass And how it looks printed and applied to glass: https://www.designjane.com/post/library-windows-books-of-the-bible You can also print direct to glass now too. Here is the link to the Church Building Document of Bishop Barry Jones: God’s Dwelling Place at this link. And if you’re a Parish Secretary looking for a gap-filler for this week’s parish newsletter you can’t do better than a 1500 year-old reflection from Caesarius of Arles in today’s Office of Readings at this link. Scroll down for the reading. And lastly the recently restored St. Joseph’s in Temuka at this link.
Join Cushla O’Connor, Margaret Bearsley and Martin de Jong in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on this Sunday’s Feast of All Souls. Read the scriptures for this Feast at this link. Margaret mentions a couple of books: Josef Ratzinger’s Eschatology at this link and Walter Ciszek’s He Leadeth Me at this link.
Join Jelvine Cortez, Susan Apathy & Chris Duthie-Jung in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures readings for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link. Attached again Pope Leo’s first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te (I Have Loved You) at this link.
Join Kate Kearins, Jim McAloon & John Kinder in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Read these scriptures at this link. Resources for Mission Sunday at this link. Pope Leo’s Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi Te at this link. Apologies for a technical glitch last week which resulted in some Homily Studio subscribers not receiving last week’s conversation.
Join Kath Petrie, Alex Chia & Catherine Gibbs in conversation with John O’Connor, reflecting on the scriptures for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link. Kath referred to the Steve Earle song lyrics which can be found at lyricsondemand.com Alex referred to the Catechism section on Faith which you can access here.
Join Jelvine Cortez, Cushla O’Connor & Jane Maisey in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Join Kate Kearins, Margaret Bearsley and Rosalie Connors in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Read this scriptures for this Sunday at this link. Margaret mentioned the virtue of Prudence and suggests this Robert Barron reflection – at this link. and the Hillbilly Thomists Amos song at this link. …and also refers to Brant Petre’s Catholic Productions at this link. Kate reminds us of Pope Francis’ Five Finger Prayer at this link. And the reference to the Triple Bottom Line which you can find at this link. John mentions the Franciscans involvement with the business world. More at this link.
Join Jim McAloon, Kate Kearins and Chris Duthie-Jung in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Sunday 14 September. Read the scriptures for this Feast at this link.
Join John Kleinsman, Martin De Jong, Lucienne Hensel & Alex Chia in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Support Life Sunday. Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link. The opening prayer from Mary Oliver is from her book Devotions: Devotions, MaryOliver – Shop Online for Books in New Zealand The quotes from Dietrich Bonhoeffer on cheap grace I read out came from the following piece available online: https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/costlyGrace.pdf The resources from CARITAS for Social Justice Week can be accessed here: https://www.caritas.org.nz/parishes/social-justice-week
Join Kath Petrie, Rory Paterson, Bernadette Patalesio & Jelvine Cortez in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link. Jelvine mentioned Fulton Sheen’s A Way to Happiness which you can find at this link.
Join Merv Duffy, Cushla O’Connor, Catherine Gibbs & Chris Duthie-Jung in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time. Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Join Kath Petrie, David Moxon, Laurel Lanner and Kate Kearins in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Read these scriptures at this link. John is in the north of Italy until the end of the month, this week with 400 people of all ages from for their annual time of vacation, prayer and reflection. Next week he will spend time at the annual Rimini Meeting. In the conversation David mentions Tim Holland – Oxford history professor book summary about the influence of the gospel on the Graeco-Roman world. Talks available here on YouTube Pope Francis’ autobiography : Hope at this link. Kath refers to Kevin P Clements in the August 2025 Tui Motu: Live as if every life matters