Reflections from Fr Claude

Seventh Sunday of the Year Last week Jesus outrageously defined ‘blessedness’. Today we are told to love our enemies, do good to those that speak ill of us, abuse us and reject us. It...

Sixth Sunday of the Year This week’s readings are not very comforting as they speak of blessings and curses, threats, and punishments. They can seem blunt and jarring especially when he says, ‘Blessed are...

Two strong themes emerge in the readings this week. All contain the story of God’s call – to different people, in different periods, in different places and circumstances and of different social backgrounds. Women...

Fourth Sunday of the Year Today’s gospel needs to be heard and understood in the context of last week’s gospel where Jesus is in the synagogue and reads from the prophet Isaiah. Those words...

Third Sunday of the Year Jesus words today are the first that Jesus says in Luke’s Gospel, and they caused much commotion within the community. Luke reveals that what drives Jesus following his anointing...