by Giltus Mathias | Sep 3, 2026 | Daily Reflections
St Gregory the Great Readings: 1 Corinthians 3:18-23Luke. 5:1-11 Reflection St Peter’s words and actions in our Gospel today offer us important insights into both human frailty and God’s infinite wisdom and love. Peter, after some initial resistance, has followed...
by Giltus Mathias | Sep 2, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9Luke 4:38-44 Reflection In today’s gospel, Jesus reveals the power of compassion and divine authority, the importance of prayer and service, and the commitment to one’s mission. The healing ministry exercised by Jesus on Simon...
by Giltus Mathias | Sep 1, 2026 | Daily Reflections, Sunday Homilies
Readings 1 Corinthians 2:10-16Luke 4:31-37 Reflection Today’s Gospel Reading invites me to reflect on the difference between appearing holy and becoming holy. We are placed at the beginning stages of Luke’s Gospel, as Jesus starts to teach. He goes into a synagogue...
by Giltus Mathias | Aug 31, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5Luke 4:16-31 Reflection If you visit Niagara Falls State Park on Goat Island (New York), you will see a monument featuring a limestone plaque mounted on a boulder taken from the Niagara River Gorge. It includes a section of the actual wire...
by Giltus Mathias | Aug 30, 2026 | Daily Reflections
22nd Sunday in Ordinary time Readings Jeremiah 20: 7-9Romans 12:1-2Matthew 16: 21-27 Reflection We do well to remember that Matthew’s gospel was written to a community of Jewish Christians facing many challenges, some fifty years after Jesus’ death and...
by Giltus Mathias | Aug 29, 2026 | Daily Reflections
The Beheading of St John the Baptist Readings: Jeremiah 1: 17-19Mark 6: 17-29 Reflection: On 24 June we celebrated the birth of John the Baptist and today we commemorate his death. Other than Jesus and Mary, John is the only person whose birth and death are celebrated...
by Giltus Mathias | Aug 28, 2026 | Daily Reflections
St Augustine, Memorial Readings: 1 Corinthians 1:17-25Matthew 25:1-13 Reflection: A Door Story Number 1 “Lord, Lord, open the door for us…” The Lord replies, “I tell you solemnly I do not know you.” Matthew 25:11. This can be our conversation with the Lord. You...
by Giltus Mathias | Aug 27, 2026 | Daily Reflections
St Monica, Memorial Readings: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9Matthew 24:42-51 Reflection: Today is the feast of St Monica, mother of St Augustine (354-430), who prayed constantly that her son might be converted to Christ. Her prayers were answered, and Augustine became one of...
by Giltus Mathias | Aug 26, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Readings: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-10,16-18Matthew 23:27-32 Reflection: There’s been a lot in the media recently about food fraud, so I look closely at the can of ‘Australian Diced Tomatoes’ that I have been empowered to buy with the ‘Buy Local’ tag near it on the...
by Giltus Mathias | Aug 25, 2026 | Daily Reflections, Sunday Homilies
Readings: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3,14-17 Matthew 23:23-26 Reflection: Jesus’ excoriation and heated verbal condemnation of the Pharisees: hypocritical scrubbing ‘the outside of the cup while leaving the inside unclean.’ But it’s not something we...
