Soul Food for Sunday 23rd July 2023, the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale has had its effect: like a man, who has thought of a good repartee when the discourse is changed, or the company parted; or like a physician, who has found out an infallible medicine, after the patient is dead."
Author: - July 11, 2023
A Reflection for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 16th July 2023
Today's gospel is a passage well-known to many people. It is The Parable of the Sower. According to Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Chat GPT app, “The Parable of the Sower is a powerful and thought-provoking story about the different ways people receive and respond to God's word. The story teaches us that some people, like the seed sown on the path, will hear God's word...
Author: - June 28, 2023
A Reflection for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 9th July 2023
Today's Gospel encapsulates one of my favourite passages in all the Gospels. “Come to me all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart, and you will find rest for yourselves. In Jesus’s time on Earth, the religious law of the day was burdensome to the ordinary person. It laid unrealistic expectations on the shoulders of people who were struggling with life...
Author: - June 27, 2023
A Reflection for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 2nd July 2023
Today's Gospel is a difficult text to understand. As we know from the 10 Commandments, we are instructed to honour our parents: “Honour your father and mother so that you’ll live a long time in the land that GOD, your God, is giving you.” (Exodus 20:12) However, today we are aware of God's call to go beyond our family relationships and to look at life from a different perspective. Today we are confronted with a new view on life...
Author: - June 26, 2023
