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Read the scriptures for the feast of James the Apostle at this link.
Thursday 25 July 2025
Food for Faith Podcasts
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Wednesday 24 July 2024
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Read the scriptures for Wednesday of Week Sixteen in Ordinary Time at this link.
Tuesday 23 July 2024
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Read the scriptures for Tuesday of Week Sixteen in Ordinary Time at this link.
Monday 22 July 2024
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Read the scriptures for the Feast of Mary Magdalen at this link.
Sunday 21 July 2024
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Read the scriptures for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time at this link.
Saturday 20 July 2024
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Read the scriptures for Saturday of Week Fifteen in Ordinary Time at this link.
Friday 19 July 2024
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Read the scriptures for Friday of Week Fifteen in Ordinary Time at this link.
Homily Studio – Sunday. 21 July 2024
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Join Victoria Raw, Jelvine Cortez & John Kleinsman reflecting on the scriptures for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Read this Sunday’s scriptures at this link.
John finished with the prayer known as St. Patrick’s Breastplate. You can find it at this link.
Sabbatical Update 15 July 2024
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Join Triona Doocey and John O’Connor in conversation giving an update on John’s Sabbatical.
In this 30 minute podcast you’ll hear about progress on the Fifth Gospel Project, with insights into John’s two months in the USA, his current time in Assisi Italy living in a Franciscan community, and his upcoming visit to the north of Italy.
Sunday 14 July 2024
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Read the scriptures for Sunday of Week Fifteen in Ordinary Time at this link.
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desire for life
“Here is the man: a desire for life, for love, for happiness”.
The title says it all and nothing is more adequate than “all” for any person including the thousands who overflowed the magnificent Cathedral of Milan for Wednesday’s funeral of Sergio Berlusconi, a man who dominated the Italian political scene for three decades.
every which way
A good number of Food For Faith readers have discovered one of the more recent FFF initiatives, the weekly Homily Studio.
The recording of this half-hour podcast is one of the highlights of my week.
in the room
Today’s reflection marks the end of the FFF Lent-to-Easter daily email posts. Thank you for your company on this journey. While these daily posts (for those who have signed up for the Lent / Advent reflections at this link) will take a break until Advent, those who have signed up to receive every post or regular posts at this link. You might take a moment now to visit this page now to check your email preferences.
During retreat this week I found myself pondering just how difficult it is to accept that God, in Jesus, is really with me today.
disciplined discipleship
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.
living in colour
A few years ago I picked up a John August Swanson work – only a print unfortunately, but still full of power, and colour.
So much colour.
Today’s post-resurrection encounter with Jesus reminds me of this great Swanson work “The Big Catch.”
These fishermen previously endured a mere existence in black and white, getting through each day, their regular routines dictated by the demands and fears of friends and foes.