Homily Studio

Weekly discussion on the Catholic readings. Join us each week as we reflect on the upcoming Sunday’s Scriptures.

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Homily Studio – Sunday 7 September 2025

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Homily Studio - Sunday 7 September 2025

00:00 / 00:27:28

Join John Kleinsman, Martin De Jong, Lucienne Hensel & Alex Chia in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Support Life Sunday.

Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.

The opening prayer from Mary Oliver is from her book Devotions: Devotions, MaryOliver – Shop Online for Books in New Zealand

The quotes from Dietrich Bonhoeffer on cheap grace I read out came from the following piece available online: https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/costlyGrace.pdf

The resources from CARITAS for Social Justice Week can be accessed here: https://www.caritas.org.nz/parishes/social-justice-week

Homily Studio – Sunday 31 August 2025

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Homily Studio - Sunday 31 August 2025

00:00 / 00:24:05

Join Kath Petrie, Rory Paterson, Bernadette Patalesio & Jelvine Cortez in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.

Jelvine mentioned Fulton Sheen’s A Way to Happiness which you can find at this link.

Homily Studio – Sunday 24 August 2025

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Homily Studio - Sunday 24 August 2025

00:00 / 00:25:07

Join Merv Duffy, Cushla O’Connor, Catherine Gibbs & Chris Duthie-Jung in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.

Homily Studio – Sunday 17 August 2025

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Homily Studio - Sunday 17 August 2025

00:00 / 00:27:36

Join Kath Petrie, David Moxon, Laurel Lanner and Kate Kearins in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Read these scriptures at this link.

John is in the north of Italy until the end of the month, this week with 400 people of all ages from for their annual time of vacation, prayer and reflection. Next week he will spend time at the annual Rimini Meeting.

In the conversation David mentions

Tim Holland – Oxford history professor book summary about the influence of the gospel on the Graeco-Roman world. Talks available here on YouTube
Pope Francis’ autobiography : Hope at this link.

Kath refers to

Kevin P Clements in the August 2025 Tui Motu: Live as if every life matters

Homily Studio – Sunday 10 August 2025

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Homily Studio - Sunday 10 August 2025

00:00 / 00:30:17

Join Rocio Figueroa, Maya Bernardo & Colin MacLeod in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.

John mentioned The Simpsons episode: watch at this link.

A kaleidoscope view at this link and the kaleidoscope song mentioned by Rocio at this link.

Homily Studio – 3 August 2025

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Homily Studio - 3 August 2025

00:00 / 00:30:43

Join Susan Apathy, Lucienne Hensel & Alex Chia in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Read these scriptures at this link.

Homily Studio – Sunday 27 July 2025

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Homily Studio - Sunday 27 July 2025

00:00 / 00:28:24

Join Cushla O’Connor and Kate Kearins in conversation with John O’Connor, reflecting on the scriptures for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.

Cushla referred to James Lyons’ reflection on the Our Father which you can find at this link.

Homily Studio – Sunday 20 July 2025

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Homily Studio - Sunday 20 July 2025

00:00 / 00:28:52

Join Catherine Gibbs, Rory Paterson & Jelvine Cortez in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.

Homily Studio – Sunday 13 July 2025

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Homily Studio - Sunday 13 July 2025

00:00 / 00:31:10

Join John Kleinsman, Jane Maisey and Chris Duthie-Jung in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. John O’C down with a dose of the flu.

Read these scriptures at this link.

John refers to Pope Francis’ document instituting Word of God Sunday. Find Aperuit Illis at this link.

Homily Studio – Sunday 6 July 2025

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Homily Studio - Sunday 6 July 2025

00:00 / 00:28:34

Join Kath Petrie, John Kinder & Colin MacLeod in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Read the scriptures for Sunday 6 July at this link.