Look…

by | Sep 28, 2019 | Gospel Reflections

St Luke’s gospel is a gospel of compassion – the lowly being raised up.  Today we are challenged by the parable of Dives and Lazarus.  St Luke is not defaming those who have worked hard for their position in life, but rather challenging everyone to recognise the...

God sees everything…

by | Sep 21, 2019 | Gospel Reflections

What makes someone successful?  The swindlers of the first reading and those in society today, who make money by any possible means, have bought into the lie that success means worth.  Others say that a person’s intelligence and skills should allow them to make as...

What was lost…

by | Sep 16, 2019 | Gospel Reflections

Today’s Gospel is about joy: a lost sheep is found, a lost coin is found and a lost son is found.  In all three cases, the sheep, coin or son could have been written off.  After all, the shepherd had 99 other sheep, the woman had nine other coins, and the father had...