Celebrating at Home: Sincere and Grounded Faith 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time* The warnings against the leaders conclude this week. This is the final part of this series of readings in which Jesus strongly criticises various groups of leaders who have failed to grasp what religion and faith in God are really about. The problem centers around the belief that religious practice is all that is necessary to be justified in God’s eyes. According to Jesus, however, it is really about conversion, the con ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Loving God and Each Other30th Sunday in Ordinary Time*Another attempt to trap Jesus is contained in the Gospel this Sunday. Opinions and arguments about which was the greatest commandment were common among the Pharisees and questions about it were frequently asked of rabbis. Clearly, those who asked this question of Jesus were trying to disconcert or ‘wrong foot’ Jesus in an attempt to discredit him with his reply.Once again, Jesus does not cleverly sidestep the question; he goes right t ...Continue Reading

 November – Noviembre – Novembre  2023 ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | ITALIANODownload English: ocarm.org/en/prayer/lectiodivina Descargar Español: ocarm.org/es/prayer/lectiodivina Scarica Italiano: ocarm.org/it/prayer/lectiodivina ENGLISHLECTIO DIVINA - November 2023[*]Lectio Divina November 2023 [Pdf] Download here[*]Lectio Divina November 2023 [ePub] Download here[*]Lectio Divina November 2023 [Mobi] Download here   If you wish to receive updates on curre ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: The Image of God 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time* What is on display in this story from Matthew’s Gospel is not Jesus’ clever reply, but the image of God he presents. Even knowing the plot of the Pharisees and Herodians, Jesus does not refuse to enter into dialogue with them. He is the Word of God always willing to be in conversation with human beings. Read more ... [*]Celebrating At Home - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time [PDF] [*]Celebrating At Home - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time [ePub] ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Invitations Refused and Accepted28th Sunday in Ordinary Time*The third of the parables addressed to the chief priests and the elders is our Gospel today. Told in the context of a wedding feast given by a great King it’s a parable in three parts.The first part is about God’s gracious invitation and its indifferent and sometimes violent refusal by those invited first (the religious and lay leaders).Second part: God’s invitation having been rejected by the first to whom it was offered, is n ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Stewards of God's Gift 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time* In last Sunday’s parable, Jesus addressed the Jerusalem priests and elders with a message that “action speaks louder than words”. This Sunday, Jesus continues his address to them, building upon that message by using another parable. This week’s parable asks us how we have used the gifts that God has entrusted to us. It is essentially a parable about stewardship. Read more ... [*]Celebrating At Home - 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time [PDF] ...Continue Reading

October – Octubre – Ottobre  2023 ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | ITALIANO Download English: ocarm.org/en/prayer/lectiodivina Descargar Español: ocarm.org/es/prayer/lectiodivina Scarica Italiano: ocarm.org/it/prayer/lectiodivina ENGLISH LECTIO DIVINA - October 2023 [*]Lectio Divina October 2023 [Pdf] Download here [*]Lectio Divina October 2023 [ePub] Download here [*]Lectio Divina October 2023 [Mobi] Download here  If you wish to receive updates on current news from the ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Disobedient Obedience26th Sunday in Ordinary Time*Over the next three Sundays we will listen to three parables where Jesus, having cleansed the temple, addresses the Jerusalem priests and elders. These “parables of judgement” voice God’s judgement against Israel – especially her leaders – for their rejection of Jesus.The message, however, is also for us.In this Sunday’s parable, the message could not be simpler: action speaks louder than words.Read more ...[*]Celebrating At Hom ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: God's Outrageous Generosity 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time* For many, the parable which Jesus tells in the Gospel today seems profoundly unjust. Why should those who have done little work get the same pay as those who worked all day? Maybe the answer lies in the first reading for today: My ways are not your ways; my thoughts not your thoughts. So often in the scriptures, God seems to have a totally different way of approaching things to most of us. Read more ... [*]Celebrating At Home - 25t ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: A Family Formed by Forgiveness II24th Sunday in Ordinary Time*Today’s Gospel follows directly from last Sunday’s reading about how to deal with differences and disputes.Peter has understood the point of last Sunday’s Gospel (forgiveness and pastoral care), but wants to know the limits – is forgiving someone seven times enough? Jesus’ reply indicates that there should be no limit to the number of times.Then he tells a parable about forgiveness and gratitude.Read more ...[*]Celebratin ...Continue Reading