T he Gospel of John we read at our Masses this week-end contains, according to the author, a final message of Jesus to his disciples. In fact he uses full and very significant expressions. These significant five expressions are as follows: A... read more
D uring this post Easter season the fourth Gospel presents us with a number of metaphors to describe the relationship between God the Father, Jesus Christ and ourselves. It is a relationship which was revealed through the birth, life, death and resurrecti... read more
The author of the fourth Gospel, in the passage we read today, places on the lips of Jesus His description of Himself as “The Good Shepherd”. This metaphorical description of Jesus is a bit unusual for we urban Christians living in 2018. Nevertheless,... read more
What we read in St Luke’s Gospel today comes near to the end of his story. In today’s story, in Chapter 24 of Luke’s Gospel, we meet the two disciples who had met the risen Jesus as they were walking along the road to the village of Emmaus. U... read more
On this Second Sunday of Easter it is worth reflecting on the unusual experience of those disciples who were locked up in a room. They were frightened. If Jesus was put to death, they would also be hunted down, arrested and executed. Just as Jesus was a t... read more
We have arrived at the great Feast of Easter 2018. It is with great Easter joy that we celebrate our common faith in the resurrection of Jesus. The name “Easter” was probably given to this Pascal celebration by Bede the Venerable the great biblical ... read more
We have commenced our celebrations of Easter 2018. We celebrate the high point of the Christian calendar. We are invited to walk with Christ this week. Today we are with him as he enters Jerusalem on a donkey and we wave palm branches and hail him ... read more
As Easter 2018 approaches and the Season of Lent draws to a conclusion we open the 12th Chapter of St John’s Gospel and we hear a story about Jesus being sought out by some Greek people. It is a bit fanciful to believe that a group of Greek people would... read more