Read the Scriptures for Thursday Week Five in Lent at this link.
Food for Faith now offers three podcasts. You can scroll down to view all the latest episodes or click these links to view each individual podcast:
Lectio Divina - daily prayer with the scriptures
Homily Studio - weekly discussions on the sunday scriptures
Food for Faith - talks and reflections from fr john o'connor
Read the Scriptures for Thursday Week Five in Lent at this link.
John Cynthia Piper, Triona Doocey and Catherine Gibbs in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for Palm Sunday.
Read the Palm Sunday readings at this link.
John mentions the Holy Saturday Office of Readings of reflection from an ancient homily. Listen at this link.
Palm Sunday – by Joy Cowley
No donkey this time
But a borrowed Honda 550.
Jesus riding into town
with a black leather jacket,
jeans frayed at the knees,
and L-O-V-E tattooed
on the knuckles of his right hand.
Those who saw him
said his smile was like the sun,
warming shadowed corners
and causing the way to blossom
unexpectedly.
Those who saw him told
of all the light left over
to be taken home and set
in eyes, in hearts
and at windows for strangers.
It was like a miracle,
they said.
The rest of us missed it.
We were in another part of the city,
waiting for the Messiah.
from Aotearoa Psalms – Prayers of a new People
Read the scriptures for Wednesday Week Five in Lent at this link.
Read the scriptures for Tuesday Week Five in Lent at this link.
Read the scriptures for Monday Week Five in Ordinary Time at this link.
Read the scriptures for the Feast of the Annunciation at this link.
Read the scriptures for Friday Week Four in Lent at this link.
Read the scriptures for Thursday of Week Four in Lent at this link.
Read the scriptures for Wednesday of Week Four in Lent at this link.
Join Kath Petrie & Chris Duthie-Jung in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Fifth Sunday in Lent.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Latest Blog Posts
“My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me.
I am powerless, and never more powerless than when I think I have finally got my life in order.
Here’s a life-changing mantra: praying as an often-repeated prayer the reminder: “Nothing is impossible for God.”
So now, in the words of today’s gospel I’m expecting to “see strange things” today.
In what ways do you sense that Jesus might be inviting you to embrace a new beginning ?