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 27 April 2024

Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina
Saturday 27 April 2024
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Read the scriptures for Saturday of Week Four in Eastertide at this link.

Friday 26 April 2024

Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina
Friday 26 April 2024
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Read the scriptures for the Feast of Mark at this link.

Homily Studio – Sunday 28 April 2024

Homily Studio
Homily Studio
Homily Studio - Sunday 28 April 2024
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Join Chris Duthie-Jung and Catherine Gibbs in conversation with John O’Connor, reflecting on the scriptures for the Fifth Sunday of Easter.

Read these scriptures at this link.

Catherine quotes Kath Rushton’s book The Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor, Hearing Justice in John’s Gospel. Find the Kindle edition at this link.

Some relevant “abiding” quotations from Kath’s book:

“Abiding suggests a community of interrelationship, mutuality and indwelling. It expresses Jesus’ relationship with God (John 15:10), Jesus’ relationship with the community (15:4, 9) and the community’s relationship with Jesus” (15:1,7). p.154
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“Evoked again and again in John is the biblical figure of Wisdom-Sophia, who is associated with ‘abiding’ and friendship… Wisdom ‘is an image of God’s goodness … she can do all things, and while abiding in herself, she renews all things … passes into holy souls and makes them friends of God, and prophets” (Wisd. 7:26-27). p.157
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“The word ‘abide’ is best known from 15:1-17, where it is found 15 times to suggest that deep, continuous union with Jesus is always present. Previously, Jesus had given assurance that he would always be present in the community. Now, he explains how this will be so”. p.157
More info on John’s Fifth Gospel Project at this link – an invitation to write up to 400 words on one personal experience of God.

 

 

Thursday 25 April 2024

Food for Faith Podcasts
Food for Faith Podcasts
Thursday 25 April 2024
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Read the scriptures for Anzac Day at this link.

Note the Feast of Saint Mark is transferred to tomorrow, Friday 26 April

Tuesday 23 April 2024

Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina
Tuesday 23 April 2024
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Read the scriptures for Tuesday of Week Four in Eastertide at this link.

Sunday 21 April 2024

Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina
Sunday 21 April 2024
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Read the scriptures for Sunday Week Four in Eastertide at this link.

Saturday 20 April 2024

Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina
Saturday 20 April 2024
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Read the scriptures for Saturday of Week Three in Eastertide at this link.

Friday 19 April 2024

Food for Faith Podcasts
Food for Faith Podcasts
Friday 19 April 2024
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Read the scriptures for Friday of Week Three in Eastertide at this link.

Homily Studio – Sunday 21 April 2024

Homily Studio
Homily Studio
Homily Studio - Sunday 21 April 2024
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Today’s Homily Studio is a repeat from this Sunday twelve months ago. So, once again, join Triona Doocey and Jason McTague in conversation with Merv Duffy reflecting on the scriptures for the Fourth Sunday in Eastertide, Good Shepherd Sunday.

Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.

Sunday 14 April 2024

Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina
Sunday 14 April 2024
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Read the scriptures for the Third Sunday in Lent at this link.

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