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_gospel-reflection-saturday-13-november-32nd-week-of-ordinary-time-parable-of-the-persistent-widow.webp "Tony Worner, Leader of Formation at St Agnes’ Catholic reads from the Gospel of Luke (18: 1-8) in which we hear the parable of the persistent widow which Jesus tells his disciples to remind them of the need to pray continually and to never lose heart.nnLast Sunday, Tony says, we heard of a widow in the first reading from the Book of Kings and then of the widow (who gave everything) in the Gospel of Mark. In fact, we hear all the Gospel writers mention a widow, several times in different cont")
⏲ 2 min 85 sec ✓ 08-Nov-2021
_gospel-reflection-friday-16-december-3rd-week-of-advent-johns-testimony.webp "Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (5: 33-36) in which Jesus says to the Jews ‘you sent messengers to John and he gave his testimony to the truth… John was a lamp alight and shining and, for a time you were content to enjoy the light he gave’.nnFr Paul continues to read from the ‘Heart of the Disciple’* resource for our daily reflections which asks us to consider the following:nnTruth shines a light in dark places. It is said that potentially the most difficult experience each of us")
⏲ 4 min 44 sec ✓ 12-Dec-2022
_gospel-reflection-thursday-22-september-25th-week-of-ordinary-time-who-is-this.webp "Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (9: 7-9) in which Herod expresses curiosity about who Jesus is.nnFr Paul notes that Luke’s Gospel does not tell us about the murder of John the Baptist by Herod but he uses the occasion for Herod to ask a question that sets the scene for when Herod meets Jesus in Jerusalem during the passion narrative. The question he asks is, ‘Who is this?’, and this question will be answered in the events to follow and in lead up to the confrontation with Herod.nnM")
⏲ 2 min 32 sec ✓ 20-Sep-2022
_gospel-reflection-thursday-28-september-25th-week-of-ordinary-time-herod-asks-who-jesus-is.webp "Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (9: 7-9) in which Herod, who had beheaded John the Baptist, is perplexed about who Jesus is.nnFr Paul notes that Luke’s Gospel does not tell us about the murder of John the Baptist by Herod but he uses the occasion for Herod to ask a question that sets the scene for when Herod meets Jesus in Jerusalem during the passion narrative. The question he asks is, ‘Who is this?’, and this question will be answered in the events to follow and in lead up to the c")
⏲ 2 min 32 sec ✓ 20-Sep-2023
_gospel-reflection-wednesday-21-december-4th-week-of-advent-let-god-do-his-part.webp "Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 39-45) in which Mary visits her pregnant cousin Elizabeth at her home in Judea.nnFr Paul continues to read from the ‘Heart of the Disciple’* resource for our daily reflections which asks us to consider the following:nnA word or a poem, a lyric or a speech can move the heart and soften it, but it's not the words alone that will do it. It is the heart of the writer that truly moves us. This happens when the writer manages to construct and arrange the w")
⏲ 4 min 7 sec ✓ 19-Dec-2022
_gospel-reflection-saturday-24-december-4th-week-of-advent-an-old-mans-song-of-thanksgiving.webp "Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 67-79) in which John’s father, Zechariah, filled with the Holy Spirit praises God and foretells, ‘And you, little child, you shall be called prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare the way for him…’nnFr Paul continues to read from the ‘Heart of the Disciple’* resource for our daily reflections which asks us to consider the following:nnOur relationship with God is central to our vocation as Christians. Our identity")
⏲ 5 min 38 sec ✓ 19-Dec-2022
_gospel-reflection-thursday-16-june-11th-week-ordinary-time-our-father.webp "Tony Worner, Leader of Formation for St Agnes Catholic Parish, reads from Matthew’s Gospel (6: 7-15) in which Jesus says to his disciples ‘when you pray do not babble as the pagans for they think that by using many words they will make themselves heard. Do not be like them’.nnAs we know, Tony says, Prayer can take many forms, but at its heart is a chat, a conversation, a mutual trusting, a comfortable relationship. nnThis text is probably one of the best-known passages of the Bible – the")
⏲ 2 min 3 sec ✓ 14-Jun-2022
_gospel-reflection-saturday-18-june-11th-week-ordinary-time-do-not-worry.webp "Tony Worner, Leader of Formation for St Agnes Catholic Parish, reads from Matthew’s Gospel (6: 24-34) in which Jesus says, ‘Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they are? Can any of you for all your worrying add a single hour to your life?’nnTony notes that many of the phrases in this section of the gospel are well known. The message of Jesus is not to be worried about the many")
⏲ 2 min 77 sec ✓ 14-Jun-2022
_gospel-reflection-thursday-22-december-4th-week-of-advent-marys-song.webp "Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 46-55) in which Mary exclaims the Magnificat in response to Elizabeth’s greeting and in praise of God.nnFr Paul continues to read from the ‘Heart of the Disciple’* resource for our daily reflections which asks us to consider the following:nnMary lived out her identity as a Christian perfectly. She carried Jesus within her, and she loved him as herself. With all her heart, soul, mind, and strength she nourished the divine life within her and brought")
⏲ 3 min 71 sec ✓ 19-Dec-2022
_gospel-reflection-wednesday-27th-week-ordinary-time-11-october-jesus-teaches-us-to-pray.webp "Tess Koning, a member of our Parish Pastoral Council and Principal of St Peter’s Primary school reads from the Gospel of Luke (11: 1-4) in which one of the disciples asks Jesus to teach them to pray.nnLuke was writing this Gospel for a community of Christians who were suffering persecution so they were facing two problems; loss of hope in a caring God and loss of possessions due to their religious affiliation. Luke gave them, and this is relevant for us too, three instructions from Jesus on pr")
⏲ 2 min 22 sec ✓ 03-Oct-2023
_gospel-reflection-saturday-1-october-26th-week-of-ordinary-time-saint-therese.webp "Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (10: 17-24) in which Jesus says, ‘Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father’. After reading the Gospel, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, whose memorial we celebrate today.nnFr Paul says, Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin was born in Alençon, in France, on 2 January 1873. Her mother, who already had breast cancer, died when Thérèse was four, and the family moved to Lisieux. Thérèse became a nun at the")
⏲ 4 min 28 sec ✓ 26-Sep-2022
_daily-homily-for-november-17-2020.webp "Tuesday of the 33r Week in Ordinary TimennSaint Luke uses the word “today” 11 times in Gospel. In today’s Gospel, we hear the story of Jesus coming to Zaccheus in a tree. He says,“Come down for today I want to stay in his house.“What does that really mean? Father Ron explains what that really means in his reflection.nnGod will be at work in our world today if we open our eyes to see it.nnREADINGS:nRv 3:1-6, 14-22; nPs 15:2-3a, 3bc-4ab, 5; nLk 19:1-10")
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