Sunday Reflections
Weekly reflections from Fr Michael based on the liturgy of the Word of that SundayFirst Sunday of Lent (B)
Genesis 9. 8 – 15Psalm: 251 Peter 3. 18 – 22Mark 1. 12 - 15Jesus is the Son of God. Jesus is the Holy One. How can the Holy One, the Son of God, betempted? The temptation of Jesus is mind-boggling. What sense can we make of it? LastSunday we were left with the...
World Day of the Sick
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Leviticus 13. 1 -2, 45 – 46
Psalm: 32
1 Corinthians 10. 31 – 11.1
Mark 1; 40 – 45
Jesus disciples must have recoiled when they saw the man approaching. Everyone feared the dreaded disease the he was obviously suffering from. Sure, showing signs of leprosy would make someone ritually unclean (Leviticus 13:46). But it was also deadly and thought to...
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
The Lord Heals the Broken - heartedJob 7: 1 4, 6 – 71 Cor 9: 16 – 19, 22 – 23Mark 1: 29 – 39. We are all familiar with suffering in one shape or form, whether it is physical, emotional, mental or spiritual suffering. There is no getting away from suffering; it comes...