Weekly discussion on the Catholic readings. Join us each week as we reflect on the upcoming Sunday’s Scriptures.
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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.
Join Kath Petrie, Catherine Gibbs & Kate Kearins in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the First Sunday of Lent.
Read the scriptures for the First Sunday of Lent at this link.
Catherine quoted Pope Francis’ Fasting Prayer – find it at this link.
John mentioned the Christchurch interview with the Vatican astronomer Guy Consolmagno. Listen at this link.
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John Kate Kearins, Rory Paterson & Jason McTague in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Rory mentioned Pope Benedict’s Inauguration homily (April 2005): “Each of us is loved…”  This section can be found at the end of the third to last paragraph at this link.
Photos of places where the Homily Studio is listened to. Send your pic to john@fff.org.nz
Listening in Paddock 43 Auchenbrae Farm, Rotherham.
Join Colin McLeod, David Moxon & John Kinder in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Apologies for the lateness of this podcast.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Join Rosalie Connors, Chris Duthie-Jung & Triona Doocey in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary time.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Chris mentions Richard Rohr’s book The Universal Christ. You can find it at this link.
John mentions a lecture by Joseph Ratzinger in 1958: “Therefore, the modern person today, when he meets someone else anywhere, can assume with some certainty that they have a baptismal certificate, but not that he has a Christian frame of mind.” Read the article at this link. Â And the 1969 interview in which Joseph Ratzinger reflects on the church “growing small” at this link.
John Kath Petrie, Lucienne Hensel and Kate Kearins in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
This week’s podcast refers to the song Earthen Vessels (John Foley SJ) which you can find at this link.
Kate refers to the 2023 Columban Calendar art image for January. Check it out at this link.
Richard Rohr – speaking on first half, second half of life at this link.
Join Cynthia Piper, John Kinder & Catherine Gibbs in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time,
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
“The Steadfast Love of our God Never Ceases”. Listen at this link.
Pope Francis’ homily for the Feast of the Epiphany 2023 at this link.
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