Read the scriptures for Friday of Week One in Advent 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 Friday of Week One in Advent at this link.
Read the scriptures for Thursday of Week One in Advent at this link.
Read the scriptures for Wednesday of Week One in Advent at this link.
Apologies for the quality of today’s recording – made in the corner of an airport! Perhaps the crowds you can hear are an appropriate audio backdrop for Jesus feeding the crowds!
Read the scriptures for the Feast of Francis Xavier at this link.
Read the scriptures for Tuesday of Week One in Advent at this link.
Read the scriptures for the First Sunday in Advent at this link.
Read the scriptures for Saturday, the Feast of the Apostle Andrew, at this link.
Read the scriptures for Friday of Week Thirty-Four in Ordinary Time at this link.
Join Cushla O’Connor, Jenny Dawson & Catherine Gibbs in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the First Sunday of Advent.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Catherine suggests use of the Advent Calendar. Here are a couple she recommends – one with a Catholic Social Justice theme at this link and a create-your-own Advent Calendar at this link.
Jenny quotes from Jean-Pierre de Caussade writing about ‘the sacrament of the present moment’ in Abandonment to Divine Providence. And Jenny adds a reference to Scott Erickson’s study Honest Advent which may be useful to include as it has very challenging drawings.
Read the scriptures for Thursday of Week Thirty-Four in Ordinary Time at this link.
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