Weekly discussion on the Catholic readings. Join us each week as we reflect on the upcoming Sunday’s Scriptures.
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Join Lucienne Hensel, Colin MacLeod & Rosalie Connors in conversation with Merv Duffy reflecting on the scriptures for the Fifth Sunday of Eastertide.
Read the scriptures for this Fifth Sunday at this link.
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.
Join Chris Duthie-Jung, Catherine Gibbs & John Kleinsman in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Third Sunday of Easter.
Read these scriptures at this link.
Chris mentions the Synod document Young People, The Faith and Vocational Discernment. You can find this at this link.
John Kleinsman mentions Timothy Radcliffe’s reflection on the Emmaus account. Read this at this link.
Catherine refers to the NCRS resource Encountering the Divine. Here is a link to those reflections.
Reflecting on the scriptures for the great feast of Easter, April 9 are David Moxon, Chris Duthie-Jung and Manuel Beazley. They join John O’Connor in today’s Homily studio podcast.
Join Laurel Lanner, Colin MacLeod & Rosalie Connors in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Holy Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper.
Read the scriptures for the Evening Mass of Holy Thursday at this link.
Colin mentioned “The Basin and the Towel” by Michael Card….listen at this link.
John Cynthia Piper, Triona Doocey and Catherine Gibbs in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for Palm Sunday.
Read the Palm Sunday readings at this link.
John mentions the Holy Saturday Office of Readings of reflection from an ancient homily. Listen at this link.
Palm Sunday – by Joy Cowley
No donkey this time
But a borrowed Honda 550.
Jesus riding into town
with a black leather jacket,
jeans frayed at the knees,
and L-O-V-E tattooed
on the knuckles of his right hand.
Those who saw him
said his smile was like the sun,
warming shadowed corners
and causing the way to blossom
unexpectedly.
Those who saw him told
of all the light left over
to be taken home and set
in eyes, in hearts
and at windows for strangers.
It was like a miracle,
they said.
The rest of us missed it.
We were in another part of the city,
waiting for the Messiah.
from Aotearoa Psalms – Prayers of a new People
Join Kath Petrie & Chris Duthie-Jung in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Fifth Sunday in Lent.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Join Maya Bernado, Lucienne Hensel & Colin MacLeod in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Fourth Sunday of Lent.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Join Rocio Figueroa, John Kinder & Rory Paterson in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Third Sunday of Lent.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Join Lucienne Hensel & Triona Doocey in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Second Sunday in Lent.
Read these scriptures at this link.
Triona mentions the Surrender Novena. Thanks to the Catholic Parish of Selwyn for making it available at this link.
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