In explaining the Kingdom of God to his listeners, Jesus paints images that are ordinary snapshots for his immediate listeners. For example, he uses salt, lamp, vineyard, yeast, weeds, a person scattering seeds on the field, among others. I think, and I may be mistaken, Jesus is not trying to simplify the richness of God’s […]

Throughout the Gospel of Mark, the author explores the question of who people believe Jesus to be. Whilst his disciples have a less than perfect understanding of the question, ‘Who do you say I am?’, those whose faith reveals the truth of Jesus are quickly sworn to secrecy. In today’s gospel, the misunderstanding of Jesus’ […]

Every time we come to Mass, we celebrate the mystery and miracle of the Body & Blood of Jesus Christ. But this Sunday each year we specially dedicate to the celebration of this great sacrament, which is literally the ‘life-blood’ of our faith.                 Fr John     Subscribe at the bottom of the page to receive an […]

The members of the Trinity are co-equal and co-eternal, one in essence, nature, power, action, and will.  On this feast of the Holy Trinity, God urges us to strive for unity.  “How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity.”  We all live with the objective of being happy: our lives are […]