Our Lady of the Wayside Parish, Mount Pleasant (5)

Today’s Gospel follows on from last week’s — the one about the wicked tenants. Jesus is becoming even more direct in the way he makes his point.

A wedding is a joyous occasion for any family, and when it is a royal wedding, the whole kingdom has reason to celebrate. But …

Today’s readings call us to conversion: each of us must answer for our response to God, and together we are called to take on the mind of Christ.

In our first reading, we hear: “When a wicked man turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is lawful and …

Last week we heard the parable of the servant whose great debt was forgiven. The Lord was generous with his mercy, and he expected the servant to show the same mercy to others.

Today Jesus continues that lesson.

He tells us about a God whose generosity is greater than our …

Early one morning, a man went to draw water from the village well. He lowered the bucket, pulled it up, and found only mud at the bottom. He tried again. Still mud. At first he thought, “This is my problem. I came too late.” Then his neighbour arrived with two containers. …

Many people in Zimbabwe who have opened a tap and found no water know how important water is for life. Saint Paul uses that same simple image today.

“I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.”

A farmer prepares the soil and plants. Another person waters. But …