In this week’s Homily Studio Triona Doocey, John Kinder and Catherine Gibbs join John O’Connor to reflect on the scriptures of this coming Sunday 26th September 2021, the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time. You can read these scriptures at this link.
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Most people think of the Ascension of Jesus as being a ‘departure’ moment. Jesus was here and now he is gone. We imagine Jesus going up into the clouds and the disciples waving farewell from below.
This is an unhelpful image.
It is essential that we understand what does happen and what does not happen in the Ascension event.
It would be easy to wrongly think that in his ministry showed us how to build the city of God on earth, and now he has gone and the mission is left to us.
A few years ago I was on Rēkohu Chatham Islands for what has become one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most sacred days, the ANZAC day of remembrance in gratitude for those who gave their lives, their health, their youth, their service that we may live in peace.
The art above was produced by one of the students at the local Te One school.
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During retreat this week I found myself pondering just how difficult it is to accept that God, in Jesus, is really with me today.
As I write I’m nearing the end of retreat days with a group of fifty priests from across the USA. As I mentioned a couple of days ago the diversity and youth of the group is remarkable with the majority being aged under 40 and a good number ordained for fewer than five years.
Left field of vision, perhaps? From the weaker side, the heart side? Not the more common stronger vision side associated with, for most, being right-handed? I don’t know. I think maybe when something comes out of left field it disturbs my rich and powerful side. This leads me to wonder: Should we be servants to the rich and powerful as well as to the earthly struggling? How do we reach the hearts of the rich and powerful? Being the opposite? Living by the commandments of loving God and neighbour and the precepts of the Lord – I can feel joyful perhaps regardless of earthly law, yet show the rich and powerful another way, another truth, another way of life, of mercy and kindness.
Thank you for your reflections. I have looked forward to Sunday morning during lockdown because of your discussions.
Thanks for your varied, thoughtful & thought provoking reflections – helpful to have different perspectives.
Grateful to have been able to weed in the sunshine as I listened to you all