by Giltus Mathias | Jun 25, 2026 | Daily Reflections, Sunday Homilies
Readings: 2 Kings 24:8-17Matthew 7:21-29 Reflection: Our first reading today sounds like our present  6.00 News.  The total destruction of Jerusalem, the obliteration of the city, its buildings and homes. The Temple, the Precious Ark of the Covenant, worship...
by Giltus Mathias | Jun 24, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Nativity of St John the Baptist Readings: Isaiah 49:1-6 Acts 13:22-26 Luke 1:57-66,80 Reflection: Just like John the Baptist had a vocation and a mission from before he was born, each of us is formed by God with a divine destiny and given a vocation and mission in...
by Giltus Mathias | Jun 23, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: 2 Kings 19:9-11,14-21,31-36 Matthew 7:6,12-14 Reflection: Matthew’s gospel passage presents three themes as a guide to living as as a disciple. Jesus invites us into a way of seeing and living that is radically different and take courage. The first theme is...
by Giltus Mathias | Jun 22, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: 2 Kings17:5-8; 13-15; 18Matthew 7:1-15 Reflection: The continuing message of 2 Kings points out how the Israelites turned away from God. We hear that they were more stubborn than their ancestors. As a child, I could never really understand what was wrong...
by Giltus Mathias | Jun 21, 2026 | Daily Reflections
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Jeremiah 20:10-13Romans 5:12-15Matthew 10:26-33 Reflection: Jeremiah’s cry could easily be heard in Australia today: “Terror from every side!” We live in a society marked by anxiety. Many of us worry about the...
