by Giltus Mathias | Feb 29, 2024 | Daily Reflections
Readings: Jeremiah 17: 5-10Luke 16: 19-31 Reflection: The parable of Lazarus and the rich man is about how we live our lives on earth and how our life after death will play out. The rich man was never given a name, but the poor man lying in the doorway was named...
by Giltus Mathias | Feb 28, 2024 | Daily Reflections
Readings: Jeremiah 18:18-20Matthew 20:17-28 Reflection: ‘Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink? ‘Yes, we can’ was their reply. ‘Very well’, Jesus says, ‘You shall drink my cup. But as for seats on my right or left, these are not mine to grant; they belong to...
by Giltus Mathias | Feb 27, 2024 | Daily Reflections
Readings: Isaiah 1:10, 16-20Matthew 23:1-12 Reflection: Today’s readings focus on our calling to moral authenticity and a rejection of superficial piety and spiritual pride. The reading from Isaiah, in searing rhetoric, calls out the leaders and people of Judah as...
by Giltus Mathias | Feb 26, 2024 | Daily Reflections
Readings: Daniel 9: 4-10Luke 6: 36-38 Reflection: Earlier this month, Pope Francis addressed a few audiences about sadness. He made the distinction that there are two types of sadness. The first is the sadness we have when we experience grief and loss or when we are...
by Giltus Mathias | Feb 25, 2024 | Daily Reflections
2nd Sunday of Lent Readings: Genesis 22:1-2,9-13,15-18Romans 8:31-34Mark 9:2-10 Reflection: I am presently in our Adelaide community. Back in 1968, when I was here as a young student, a famous artist made a new beaten copper altar for the Church. It showed the hand...