by Giltus Mathias | Apr 25, 2026 | Daily Reflections, Sunday Homilies
ANZAC DAY Readings: Wisdom 3:1-91 Corinthians 1:18-25John 12:23-28 Reflection: For those of you who read my weekly bulletin, you will already have seen my thoughts on this special and sacred day, a day meant to be a celebration of our national identity, and one that...
by Giltus Mathias | Apr 24, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: Acts 9:1-20 John 6:52-59 Reflection: ‘I tell you most solemnly, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have life in you….’ When Jesus says he’s giving himself to us as flesh and blood: real food and if we eat this, we...
by Giltus Mathias | Apr 23, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: Acts 8:26-40John 6:44-51 Reflection: In John, Jesus speaks directly to a hunger many of us feel but cannot always name. Beneath our daily busyness, there is often a deeper longing—for connection, for meaning, for a feeling of being loved. We explore many...
by Giltus Mathias | Apr 22, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: Acts 8:1-8John 6:35-40 Reflection: Today’s first reading shatters the joy the followers of Jesus felt after the Resurrection. The ‘bitter persecution’ that began against them caused many to flee Jerusalem. One would be forgiven for thinking that this would...
by Giltus Mathias | Apr 21, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: Acts 7:51–8:1 John 6:30–35 Reflection: The readings from Acts 7:51–8:1, John 6:30–35, and Psalm 31 speak powerfully into our present moment, calling for courage, trust in God, and fidelity to truth—even when that truth is resisted. In Acts, Stephen’s...
