Category Archives: THE WORD

Article 31 Ascension A few weeks ago we celebrated the Feast of the Ascension.  Here is the reading we heard read. Mt 28: 16 – 20 16The eleven disciples set out for Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had arranged … Continue reading →

Article 30 KEYS OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Part 2 Mt 16: 13 – 20 In last month’s article we discovered a number of “Keys of the kingdom of Heaven.”   First we learned that we are called to live in … Continue reading →

ARTICLE 29 KEYS OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Mt 16: 13 – 20 As you approach the high altar in St Peter’s you will notice to your right and small statue of St Peter. Hanging from his belt there are … Continue reading →

John’s Passion Every Good Friday afternoon we listen to John’s Passion being read.  I wonder how many of us really spend time reading the text and allowing it to speak to us.  I offer you a few insights into this … Continue reading →

Article 26 Repent!! Lent is here!  We have been told to “Repent” many times!  But what does this really mean?  To find the answer we return the gospel for the Third Sunday of the Year, Mt 4: 12 – 17. … Continue reading →

Article 25 Where did the star come from? (Part Two of Infancy Narratives) Early in January we celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany.  We also call it the “Manifestation of Jesus to the Gentiles”. God reveals himself to us using … Continue reading →

Article 24 THE INFANCY NARRATIVES: PART 1 Before we start our study of the Infancy Narratives we need to make sure that we listen to the teaching of the Church.  In 1964 the Church issued a document entitled, “An instruction … Continue reading →

Article 23 Parables in Luke’s Gospel. Did  you ever try counting how many parables Jesus used in his teaching?  This is a tougher question than one may think.  Often we read right past a parable without noticing it. Here’s a … Continue reading →

Article 22 WEALTH in Luke’s Gospel “You received without payment, give without payment.”  Mt 10: 8 We live in a time in which there is great concern about how the resources of the earth are being consumed at an ever … Continue reading →

Article 20a Prayer in the Gospel of Luke – Part One Prayer is a dialogue between God and Humans. Article 25 of Dei Verbum spells this out very clearly. “Prayer should accompany the reading of sacred  Scripture so that  a … Continue reading →