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, David Moxon and Colin MacLeod reflecting on the scriptures for the Third Sunday of Easter.
Read the scriptures for this Third Sunday of Eastertide at this link.
Due to a recording hiccup with this week’s Divine Mercy Sunday Homily Studio I am posting again last year’s reflection for this Sunday. And inadvertently last Sunday’s HS was sent out to all who had subscibed.
Join Rosalie Connors & Triona Doocey in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Second Sunday of Easter.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Join Maya Bernardo, Chris Duthie-Jung & Triona Doocey in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for Easter Sunday.
Read the Easter Sunday scriptures at this link.
John mentions Eugene Burnand’s work: Peter & John running to the tomb on the morning of the resurrection. Have a look at this link.
John also mentions the movie Risen. More info at this link.
Join Hannah van Schie, Rory Paterson & Kate Kearins in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scripture readings for Palm Sunday.
Read these scriptures at this link
John mentioned Tomáš Halik’s new book The Afternoon of Christianity. Find the book at this link (available for Kindle and hardcopy).
Also James O’Shea’s new book The Religion of the Day. O’Shea’s earlier book, also well worth reading, is From Christendom to Apostolic Mission.
Well done to Lucienne Hensel and Chris Duthie-Jung – trying to be in conversation with John O’Connor – who kept cutting out then vanished completely – reflecting on the scriptures for the Fifth Sunday in Lent.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Join Jelvine Cortez, Kate Kearins and Colin MacLeod in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Fourth Sunday in Lent.
Read the scriptures for this Laetare Sunday at this link.
Join Kath Petrie & Merv Duffy in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Third Sunday in Lent.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Kath mentions Louis Duffy’s painting Christ Driving Out the Money Changers. View the image at this link.
John recalls William Blake’s poem The Garden of Love. More at this link.
Kath reminds us of Marty Haugen’s song Tree of Life. Listen at this link.
Then Georges Bernanos’ The Diary of a Country Priest which concludes “All is grace”!
Join John Kinder & Catherine Gibbs in conversation with John O’Connor, reflecting on the scriptures for the Second Sunday of Lent.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Join Kate Kearins, Colin MacLeod, with a guest appearance from Jan, in conversation with John O’Connor, reflecting on the scriptures for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Read the scriptures for the Fifth Sunday at this link.
Last week in HS Archbishop David Moxon referred to the homily of Archbishop Don Tamahere at the Hui-aa-Motu at Tūrangawaewae Marae a couple of weeks ago. The text can be found at this link.
Join David Moxon and Catherine Gibbs in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Catherine refers to Timothy Radcliffe’s reflection on authority at last year’s Synod on Synodality. Watch at this link.
Archbishop David mentions Archbishop Don Tamahere’s reflection at last weekend’s Hui-ā-Iwi at Tūrangawaewae Marae. Read more at this link.
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