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Reflection – All Souls – 2nd November

My brothers and sisters in Christ, Today, on this feast of All Souls, we enter a sacred stillness — a time when the Church invites us to pray in that tender space where memory and hope embrace one another. More >

Feasts of All Saints & All Souls

Saturday – Solemnity of All Saints Holy Day of Obligation On Saturday we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints.The More >

Gospel Reflection – 29th week in Ordinary Time – Cycle C

In the life of the monk, perseverance is the quiet fire that sustains prayer long after fervour fades. More >

Gospel Reflection – 28th Week in Ordinary Time – Cycle C –

Today’s Gospel gives us one of those short but piercing encounters in which Jesus reveals both the generosity of God and the frailty of the human heart. More >

Gospel Reflection – 27th Week in Ordinary Time – Cycle C

Brothers and sisters, We hear this morning the cry of the prophet Habakkuk: “How long, Lord, am I to cry for help while you will not listen?” More >

Gospel Reflection – 26th Week in Ordinary Time – Cycle C

My brothers and sisters, today’s Gospel presents us with the striking parable of the rich man and Lazarus. More >

Gospel Reflection – 25th Week in Ordinary Time – Cycle C

The parable of the dishonest steward is unsettling: Christ seems to praise a man who manipulates and bargains in order to secure his future. More >

Gospel Reflection – 23rd Week in Ordinary Time – Cycle C

Brothers and sisters, Today we stand beneath the mystery of the Cross, gazing upon the very sign that the world once mocked as defeat, but which God has exalted as victory. More >

Gospel Reflection – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle C

Brothers and Sisters In today’s Gospel, the Lord turns to the large crowds that accompany Him and speaks words that sound, at first, harsh and unsettling: “If anyone comes to me without hating father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.” More >

Gospel Reflection – 22nd Week in Ordinary Time – Cycle C

Brothers and sisters in Christ. Today Our Lord speaks to us about humility at the banquet. More >