From the Pastor's Desk

The second reading in our mass this weekend is taken from the second letter of St. James and addresses the issue that has deeply divided and continues to divide Christians in the church, it reminds us of the old debate in the history of the of the church, of the relationship between faith and works; this was the debate that

All the readings this weekend are about the law.  We have a love-hate attitude towards the law. Sometimes we complain about the law while on the other hand we have become a very litigious society, where we demand our rights and if someone steps on our rights we sue them. The first reading of our mass today: “Now, Israel…you” Whenever

We come to day to the end of our prayerful consideration of the 6^th chapter of St. John’s gospel. For all of us who take our faith and beliefs seriously one of our major worries is the amount of people falling away from the Church. When we study Sacred Scripture carefully we see how the Church is not about

Our First reading today is taken from the First Book of Kings. The story is about Elijah and his battle with the priests of Baal, the priests who represent false gods. Elijah calls them out and defats them on Mt. Carmel. This really upset Queen Jezebel, as she was an advocate of the false gods, and she sent out her

We commence our reading today of the 6^th chapter of St. John. John’s gospel does not have an institutional narrative of the Last supper, as we find in the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, but John develops his Eucharistic theology in chapter 6. He develops this theology within the context of the miracle of the loaves and fishes.

Our first reading today is taken from the Prophet Jeremiah. Jeremiah is writing and prophesying at a very difficult time in ancient Israel history. The Babylonians are threatening the nation with extinction. When a capital city is under siege it’s a disaster for everyone. Jeremiah knew that a divided and scattered Israel would not be able to fulfil its mission

Our second reading today is taken from the beginning or introduction of the Letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians. Ephesus in the time of Paul was a very sophisticated city; it was a port town, cultural crossroad for many different peoples. It still stands today. Paul is talking to this sophisticated community. “Blessed be God…presence” All of Christianity is

Our readings today deal with different aspects of being a prophet. Every baptised person is called to be a priest, king and prophet. A prophet is a proclaimer of the word of God. The first reading is from the Book of Ezekiel. Ancient Israelites said you should not read this book until you were 50 or over, as it is