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Read the scriptures for this First Sunday in Lent at this link.
Sunday 22 February 2026
Podcasts
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
Saturday 21 February 2026
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Read the scriptures for the Saturday after Ash Wednesday at this link.
Friday 20 February 2026
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Read the scriptures for the Friday after Ash Wednesday at this link.
Thursday 19 February 2026
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Read the scriptures for the Thursday after Ash Wednesday at this link.
Wednesday 18 February 2026
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Read the scriptures for Ash Wednesday at this link.
Homily Studio – Sunday 22 February 2026
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Join Jim McAloon, Jelvine Cortez & Colin MacLeod in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the First Sunday in Lent.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Pope Leo’s Message for Lent 2026 is at this link.
Augustine and the Pear Tree at this link.
Tuesday 17 February 2026
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Read the scriptures for Tuesday of Week Six in Ordinary Time at this link.
Monday 16 February 2026
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Read the scriptures for Monday of Week Six in Ordinary Time at this link.
Sunday 15 February 2026
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Read the scriptures for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time at this link.
Saturday 14 February 2026
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Read the scriptures for Saturday of Week Five in Ordinary Time at this link.
Latest Blog Posts
go in search
And because he is constantly searching for me I can never be lost.
Impossible? Not!
I know I’ve used the image above before, but it remains one of my favourites.
forty years on
It is forty years today since I was ordained priest in the Church of St. Thomas the Apostle in Timaru
not less than everything
I’m grateful to Catherine Fyfe and James van Schie, new Trustees who join Chris Fogarty, Kate Kearins and Catherine Gibbs.
the practice
We must stop using the term non-practicing in such an inaccurate and distancing way.