Weekly discussion on the Catholic readings. Join us each week as we reflect on the upcoming Sunday’s Scriptures.
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Join Kate Kearins and Susan Apathy in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Fourth Sunday in Lent.
Read the scriptures for the Fourth Sunday in Lent at this link.
John mentions Benedict XVI reflection on the two sons. Read more at this link.
Join Jelvine Cortez, Laurel Lanner and Rory Paterson in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Second Sunday in Lent.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Laurel referred to Cardinal Sarah’s book The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise. More info at this link.
Read the scriptures for Ash Wednesday at this link.
Join Susan Apathy, Maya Bernardo & Catherine Gibbs in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the First Sunday of Lent.
Read the scriptures for this First Sunday of Lent 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.
Join Triona Doocey and Rory Paterson in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for this Sunday’s Feast of Christ the King.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
John mentions Handel’s Messiah. Listen at this link.
Rory refers to Pius XI’s encyclical which instituted this feast in 1925. More info at this link. Rory also mentions the Vatican II Decree Ad Gentes. Read at this link. And this great quotation from Lumen Gentium 31: “But the laity, by their very vocation, seek the kingdom of God by engaging in temporal affairs and by ordering them according to the plan of God. They live in the world, that is, in each and in all of the secular professions and occupations.”
John mention’s Cecil Spring Rice’s I Vow to Thee My Country. Lyrics at this link.
Triona gives Fifth Gospel Living a plug. More at this link.
Join David Moxon, Chris Duthie-Jung & Rory Paterson in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Join John Kinder & Cushla O’Connor in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
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Join John Kleinsman, Michael McCabe and Catherine Gibbs in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Read these scriptures at this link.
Join Jelvine Cortez and Rory Paterson in conversation with John O’Connor chatting about the scriptures for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Rory mentions a relevant meme which you can find at this link.
Jelvine quotes Pope Francis speaking (April 13) at his general audience on April 13, 2016: “We are all sinners, we have all sinned…. The church is not a community of perfect people, but of disciples on a journey, who follow the Lord because they know they are sinners and in need of his pardon. Thus, Christian life is a school of humility which opens us to grace.” (Text of complete Audience at this link)
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