Reflection on the Gospel-Passion Sunday Year A (Matthew 26:14-27:66) -Veronica Lawson RSM This year we hear Matthew’s passion narrative through the lens of armed conflict and death from deprivation. The prospect of untimely death is a reality for many. Even more abhorrent is the ongoing practice of capital punishment in so many places, particularly when …
Reflection on the Gospel-Easter 2A (John 20:19-31) -Veronica Lawson RSM Not so long ago we used to speak of the Sundays “after” Easter. The terminology has changed and we now speak of the Sundays “of” Easter. In other words, we now recognise that the liturgical readings and prayers for each Sunday between Easter and …
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Reflection on the Gospel-5th Sunday of Lent Year A (John 11:1-45) -Veronica Lawson RSM Sunday’s readings touch into the most profound of mysteries, the mysteries of life and death. To hold a newborn child or to see the sick restored to health is to experience the wonder of life. On the other hand, sudden death …
Reflection on the Gospel-4th Sunday of Lent Year A (John 9:1-41) -Veronica Lawson RSM Last week, we journeyed with the woman of Samaria from bewilderment to deep insight into Jesus’ identity and mission and to a strong personal faith commitment. This week, we are invited on a faith journey with a man born blind …
Reflection on the Gospel-3rd Sunday of Lent Year A (John 4:5-42) -Veronica Lawson RSM Those privileged to act as catechists in the RCIA program over the Lenten period will be introducing candidates to some of our most treasured gospel stories. In 1963, Vatican II’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy called for the restoration of …
Reflection on the Gospel-2nd Sunday of Lent Year A (Matthew 17:1-9) -Veronica Lawson RSM Last week’s gospel invited us into a confronting habitat, namely the wilderness. This week, we follow Jesus and three of his companions to a high mountain, eventually a cloud-covered mountain. Both wilderness and mountain link Matthew’s story of Jesus with the …
Reflection on the Gospel-1st Sunday of Lent Year A (Matthew 4:1-11) -Veronica Lawson RSM Image Source: https://www.traditionalcatechism.com/images/jesus_praying_temptation.jpg Lent is a time of preparation for Easter. It is also a time to enter into the “wilderness” and grapple with the mysteries of life “in Christ”. It presents us with a challenge to take stock of our …
Reflection on the Gospel-7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A (Matthew 5:38-48) -Veronica Lawson RSM Today’s gospel is a continuation of the Matthean Jesus’ teaching on the sort of righteousness to which his followers are called in their living of the Law, namely right relationship and justice. The Law of Moses included a law of …
Reflection on the Gospel-6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A (Matthew 5:17-37) -Veronica Lawson RSM We sometimes forget that Jesus was a faithful Jew who observed the Law handed down within Israel from generation to generation. Today’s gospel is from Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount in which Jesus, the faithful Jewish teacher, addresses his Jewish …