Reflection for the week: The parable of the lamps

Every Christian is meant to be a lamp carrier – a bearer of the light of Christ to a darkened world, but like the bridesmaids in today’s gospel, we sometime allow the precious light...

Fr Dominic Rest in Peace

There is no reflection this week, I’m sorry, I haven’t the heart to go through Fr Dominic’s “Holy” books to find something suitable, so please allow me the indulgence of a few words of...

Reflection for 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time How good is my Word?

One of the greatest things we can give another person is our word. It is easy to give & some people are very generous with their word, promising the sun, moon & stars but...

Reflection for 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time – The unfair parable?

Our natural reaction to today’s parable is that those who worked the longest, should have received the most pay. But this isn’t about justice, its about God’s call & our response. Historically it explains...

Reflection for 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – God’s answer to Conflict Resolution

The readings today could be seen as the Lord’s teaching about conflict resolution; what do you do if someone does something wrong to you? How is a Christian to handle it? Firstly, put the...

Fr Dominic writes: The teachings of the Cross

In last week’s Gospel’s reading Jesus called Peter “his rock”, this week, he calls him a tempter & asks him to leave. Peter has taken Jesus aside & tried to tell him what to...

Fr Dominic writes: Peter the Rock

When Jesus asked his Apostles “Who do say that I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God. Jesus called him ’Rock’. Jesus says: “You are Peter and on...

Fr Dominic writes: “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him”

What happened on that mountain of the Transfiguration was an explosion of unearthly, “Unborrowed” light that shone around & from within Jesus. The Transfiguration was, & is, a moment of challenge & promise to...

Fr Dominic writes: The hidden treasure in the heart

God devised a secret treasure for people & he gave it to the angels to bring to earth instructing them to hide it so that people would have to search for it & might...