Category Archives: Sunday Reflection

We are Invited: Today’s Gospel is the final parable that Jesus gives in the temple. To explain the parable briefly, many sight it as being an allegory of salvation history. The wedding banquet is given by the king (God) for … Continue reading →

Sunday’s Reflection: God gives us life, and the water pouring from the rock in the passage from Exodus is a life-giving gift from God to a thirsty people and a loving symbol of presence and salvation. There is a lesson in … Continue reading →

Food Insecurity: The theme for Season of Creation 2023 is “Let justice and peace flow like a river.” One of the areas of great injustice in our world is the global food crisis. It is estimated that 345 million people around the … Continue reading →

Sunday’s Reflection – Week of Creation #2 (Sept. 10, 2023) “Whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Romans 13:9 How can we say we love our neighbour while we ignore … Continue reading →

Sunday’s Reflection: There is always a temptation to confidently read any of the bumbling apostles’ stories from our post-resurrection perspective. For us, we know the story of Jesus. Perhaps, we wouldn’t make their mistakes. But this attitude can often distort just … Continue reading →

Sunday’s Reflection: In this season after Pentecost, we hear stories of Jesus’ ministry in the world and our call to engage in that mission. As we continue the journey with Jesus and the Disciples, we first get a lesson about what is clean and unclean. Jesus’ … Continue reading →

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand: The significance of Jesus’ actions involving abundant food is the recognition that the world of the first-century Roman Empire was marked by significant inequalities concerning food access. Many people knew food insecurity and struggled on a daily and … Continue reading →

Sunday’s Reflection: Commemoration of William Wilberforce.  William Wilberforce was an English politician whose commitment to Jesus Christ made him lead a forty-year campaign for the emancipation of all slaves throughout the British empire. Wilberforce entered the House of Commons in … Continue reading →

Matthew chapter 12 is important because this is where Jesus is being challenged over and over by various groups of people. What we are reading today is some of the response to those ongoing challenges. Jesus used parables to teach … Continue reading →

Today’s lesson comes from a section in Matthew where John the Baptist and Jesus are talking about what Jesus’ ministry is going to be. John the Baptist had a different picture of what Jesus’ ministry would bring to the world. … Continue reading →