by Giltus Mathias | May 14, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Feast of St Matthias (Ascension Thursday) Readings: Acts 1:1-11Ephesians 1:17-23Matthew 28:16-20 Reflection: I was born on the Feast of the Ascension, which is how I know I was born on a Thursday – Ascension Thursday, as it was long called. While this feast is now...
by Giltus Mathias | May 13, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: Acts 17:15,22-18:1 John 16:12-15 Reflection: At the last supper, Jesus told the apostles, “I have taught you everything that I have heard from my Father.” (John:15.15). Now he tells us “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now”...
by Giltus Mathias | May 12, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: Acts 16:22-34John 16:5-11 Reflection: “Sometimes when I read the gospel reading for the week and go to share my reflection on it, I am at a loss for words. Sometimes it is due to how much I find the message strikes true and at other times it is because...
by Giltus Mathias | May 11, 2026 | Daily Reflections, Sunday Homilies
Readings: Acts 16: 11-15John 15: 26-16: 4 Reflection: Lydia was already a woman of faith, gathered at the customary place of prayer with other women, indicating that this was a priority for her as well as her capacity as a businesswoman and a woman of influence. We...
by Giltus Mathias | May 10, 2026 | Daily Reflections
6th Sunday of Easter (Mother’s Day) Readings: Acts 8:5-8. 14-171 Peter 3:15-18John 14:15-21 Reflection: Each Sunday of Easter the lectionary gives us glimpses into the life of the resurrected Christ – the Triune God – whom Jesus repeatedly claims direct...
by Giltus Mathias | May 9, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: Acts 16: 1-10John 15: 18-21 Reflection ‘…because my choice of you has drawn you out of the world…’ (Jn 15: 19) Human life is inherently liturgical. We are created for worship, for veneration, for service, for offering. We find ourselves where we are today...
by Giltus Mathias | May 8, 2026 | Daily Reflections, Sunday Homilies
Readings: Acts 14:5-18John: 14:21-26 Reflection: This Easter season remains significant for us today. It reminds us of the foundations of our Christian community and its early formation. In many ways, the climate of that time mirrors what we see around us now—marked...
by Giltus Mathias | May 7, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: Acts 15: 7-21John 15: 9-11 Reflection: Barnabas, whose name meant “Son of Encouragement” and Paul share with those who listen to them, at what we call the Council of Jerusalem. They share that Jesus is indeed the Lord of life and the source of real joy and...
by Giltus Mathias | May 6, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: Acts 15:1-6John 15:1-8 Reflection: Surely, one of the most challenging and yet most consoling invitations from Our Lord Jesus Christ is “Make your home in me, as I make mine in you” (John 15:4). What is “home”? It is said, “Home is where the heart is”, and...
by Giltus Mathias | May 5, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings Acts 14:19-28John 14:27-31 Reflection In today’s Gospel Jesus bequeaths his peace to his disciples – a peace this world cannot give. What is significant here is the difference accentuated between the peace of Christ and the peace of the world. The world...
