"Then Pilate took Jesus and scourged him. John 19:1 Slap-slap slap go my running shoes on the footpath. Breathing in-breathing out, slap-slap slap in a jagged samba beat that I’ve hated since I was a kid. I hate running. In primary school, I was the slow kid coming last in the races, while everyone else had to … Continue reading Rosary Reflections – The Second Sorrowful Mystery
Andrey ShishkinSimeon and Jesus The setting of this the Virgin Mary’s first Sorrow- is probably familiar to us as the fourth Joyful mystery of the Rosary the “Presentation of Jesus in the Temple,” In the calendar of the Church it is celebrated as part of “The Feast of Candlemas” when candles are blessed in the … Continue reading Sorrowing with Our Mother: The First Sorrow – The Prophesy of the Sword.
Thank you to Fr Robert Krishna OP for this homily on the Gospel reading of today. It is such a difficult Gospel to unpack and he has done it so beautifully and given us much food for thought as we look to what we wish to accomplish in our spiritual lives this Lent. Jesus’ behaviour in today’s … Continue reading Jesus heals the Leper – Encapsulating Christ’s Mission
