by Giltus Mathias | Sep 13, 2026 | Daily Reflections
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Ecclesiasticus 27:33-28:9Romans 14:7-9Matthew 18:21-35 Reflection: I used to chuckle when Fr Stan Cross described the self-appointed cognoscenti, as wise acres. The ancient Jews had property laws that could teach us 21st Century...
by Giltus Mathias | Sep 12, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: 1 Corinthians 10:14-22 Luke 6:43-49 Reflection: “Today I am reflecting simply on the changing of the seasons. As our season changes from a colder winter into a warmer spring, my prayers focus on the changing seasons in my life. How many times do I...
by Giltus Mathias | Sep 11, 2026 | Daily Reflections, Sunday Homilies
Readings: 1 Corinthians 9: 16-19, 22-27 Luke 6: 39-42 Reflection: Interestingly this Gospel passage in both Matthew and Luke in some translations has the heading ‘Judging Others’ while in the newly revised Jerusalem Bible it has the heading ‘integrity’. Integrity...
by Giltus Mathias | Sep 10, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: 1 Corinthians 8:1-7, 11-13 Luke 6:27-38 Reflection: There is an old Latin saying: Nemo dat quod non habet, “You cannot give what you do not have.” And perhaps the reverse is also true: we can only give what we have allowed to grow within us. If resentment...
by Giltus Mathias | Sep 9, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: 1 Corinthians 7: 25-31aLuke 6: 20-26 Reflection In today’s gospel, we hear the familiar Beatitudes according to Luke. The context in which Jesus shares these words are almost as important as the words themselves. Unlike in Matthew’s Beatitudes where Jesus...
by Giltus Mathias | Sep 8, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Feast of the Nativity of Mary Readings: Micah 5:1-4 Matthew 1:1-16,18-23 Reflection: Any time one reads the genealogy of the family line of Jesus it firstly reminds one that we all have a variety of family members both past and present who remind us of our humanity...
by Giltus Mathias | Sep 7, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: 1Corinthians 5:1-8 Luke 6: 6-11 Reflection: Paul established a Christian community in Corinth, a busy seaport city, on his second apostolic journey about 51, just a few years after the resurrection. As a pastor, Paul takes a special interest in this young...
by Giltus Mathias | Sep 6, 2026 | Daily Reflections
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Ezekiel 33:7-9Romans 13:8-10Matthew 18:15-20 Reflection: Today’s Gospel focuses on relationships. Jesus urges us to deal with difficulties in ways that aim to heal, restore and strengthen our dealings with each other. As with the...
by Giltus Mathias | Sep 5, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings 1 Corinthians 4:6-15 Luke 6:1-5 Reflection Like Jesus’ saying that ‘the Sabath was made for man, not man for the Sabath,’ today’s Gospel again presents us with a radical reinterpretation of religious practice – that human need trumps religious law and...
by Giltus Mathias | Sep 4, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings 1 Corinthians 4:1-5Luke 5:33-39 Reflection You cannot do what you have always done and expect a different result. Growing up, my dad used to say to me all the time, “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” Today’s reading...
