Third Sunday in Lent (3 March)

Lent – A time to reflect on our prayer life O Divine Master,Grant us this day,strength, when weak,love, when forsaken,courage, when afraid,wisdom, when foolish,comfort, when alone,hope, when rejected,peace, when in turmoil.Grant us the will to bestrength, love, courage, wisdom,comfort, hope, and peace to any in need.All for your sake. Amen.(Bishop Johnsen of Missouri) A friend…

The man who lived and died by Jesus’ words in the Gospel for Lent 2 (25 February)

Today’s Gospel passage is from St Mark Chapter 8: 31-38 Theologian and pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer died almost 79 years ago. He was the epitome of selflessness and a good role model for people today. Bonhoeffer, who stood up against Hitler and all the evil he represented, was executed at Flossenberg concentration camp only weeks before…

Ash Wednesday and Lent

The adult person in the street, when confronted with questions about Ash Wednesday, may well remember 16 February 1983 and the horrendous fires. Ash Wednesday for practicing Christians has another dimension but, even then, the fires have something to teach us, as our Indigenous brothers and sisters will tell us. My teenage years spent working…

Christ the King (26 November)

Our Gospel passage is taken from Matthew Chapter 25 The last judgment scene is the final and climactic passage in Jesus’ discourse on the end times. Here Matthew provides the New Testament’s only detailed depiction of the great, final assize. The dramatic scene follows a series of exhortations and parables through which Jesus has taught…

Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost (19 November)

Our Gospel passage today comes from Matthew, Chapter 25 A conventional theological reading of today’s Gospel treats it as a extract from a text on stewardship. Talents – gifts, skills, resources – are mutually interchangeable in the divine economy and therefore can be understood in economic terms. Christians are given different talents by God and…