Weekly discussion on the Catholic readings. Join us each week as we reflect on the upcoming Sunday’s Scriptures.
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Join Jim McAloon, Jelvine Cortez & Colin MacLeod in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the First Sunday in Lent.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Pope Leo’s Message for Lent 2026 is at this link.
Augustine and the Pear Tree at this link.
Join Lucienne Hensel, Cushla O’Connor & John Kinder in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
You can find the book just published by John Kinder, The Canon of Ancona, at this link.
Join Jim McAloon, Teresa Edwards & Rory Paterson 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.
John refers to Holman Hunt’s painting The Light of the World which you can find at this link.
Join David Moxon, Kath Petrie & Chris Duthie-Jung in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Read this scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Join Jelvine Cortez, Colin MacLeod & Kate Kearins 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.
Join Rosalie Connors, Catherine Gibbs and Martin De Jong in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Catherine’s favourite settings of Agnus Dei: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48 – Movement V. + John Rutter: Mass of the children + Karl Jenkins: Mass for Peace.
John mentioned Samuel Barber’s Agnus Dei at this link.
Martin share’s the 2026 Caritas Lenten resources at this link.
Join Kate Kearins, Bernadette Patelesio, Rory Paterson and John Kinder in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
Read these scriptures at this link.
Join Triona Doocey, Maia Bernardo and Kate Kearins and in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Feast of the Epiphany.
Read the scriptures for the Feast of the Epiphany at this link.
John refers to TS Eliot’s Journey of the Magi which you can find at this link. & Mary Evelyn Jegen’s Benevolent Glancing which you can find at this link.
Join Jelvine Cortez, Kath Petrie and David Moxon in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Feast of the Holy Family, the Sunday following Christmas.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
David mentions Pope Francis’ Autobiography which you can find at this link.
Jelvine concluded with Pope Francis’ Holy Family Prayer:
Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
in you we contemplate
the splendour of true love;
to you we turn with trust.
Holy Family of Nazareth,
grant that our families too
may be places of communion and prayer,
authentic schools of the Gospel
and small domestic churches.
Holy Family of Nazareth,
may families never again experience
violence, rejection and division;
may all who have been
hurt or scandalised
find ready comfort and healing.
Holy Family of Nazareth,
make us once more mindful
of the sacredness and inviolability
of the family,
and its beauty in God’s plan.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
Graciously hear our prayer.
Amen.
Join David Moxon, Colin MacLeod and Alex Chia in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Fourth Sunday of Advent.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
David refers to the Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) reflection: Mary, Grace and Hope in Christ. You can find it at this link.
Alex mentions Benedict XVI’s wonderful reflection on the life of Christ. Jesus of Nazareth, the Infancy Narratives at this link.
Here is the New Zealand Catholic Committee for Interfaith Relations letter reflecting on the Bondi tragedy. You can find it at this link.
The Collect for today’s Mass is the well-known concluding prayer of the Angelus. Find it at this link.
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