Matthew 13:24-30
Jesus in today’s parable was warning us against a premature separation of wheat from weed, of the good from the bad. He was saying that this kind of separation is…
Feast of Mary Magdalene – John 20:1-2, 11-18
According to the gospels, Mary Magdalene was one of the women disciples who followed Jesus in Galilee. She stood with the other women looking on as Jesus was crucified. She…
Exodus 14,21-31.15,1; Mt 12,46-50.
The background to the story in today's first reading is the freedom of the Hebrew people from slavery in Egypt under the leadership of Moses. This story reminds us about…
Matthew 10:24-33
10.07.2021 Three times in the course of today’s gospel reading, Jesus says to his disciples, ‘Do not be afraid'. He was sending them out on a mission. He did not…
Matthew 10:16-23
09.07.2021 The words of Jesus to his disciples in today’s gospel reading reflects the experience of the early church. Those first generations of believers were indeed handed over to the…
Matthew 10:7-15
08.07.2021 Is Jesus sending out his disciples in a state of unpreparedness? The usual resources that people would take with them for a long and demanding journey are being denied…
Gen 41:55-57, 42:5-17,17-24; Matthew 10:1-7
Jesus has been gathering a growing number of disciples since the beginning of his public ministry. According to today’s gospel reading, from this larger group, Jesus called twelve to whom…
Matthew 9:32-37
There is a surprising contrast in today's gospel reading between the way the ordinary people responded to Jesus’ healing ministry and the way the Pharisees responded. The people said, ‘Nothing…
Matthew 9:18-26
05.07.2021Two people approach Jesus in their need, a synagogue official who approaches Jesus on behalf of his daughter and a woman with a haemorrhage who approaches Jesus on her own…
03.07.2021 St. Thomas – John 20:24-29
When the other disciples approached him with the good news of Easter, ‘We have seen the Lord’, their message did not resonate with him in any way. Thomas stood in…