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

  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

Celebrating at Home: A Family Formed by Forgiveness 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time* Chapter 18 of St Matthew’s Gospel is often referred to as the Sermon on the Church. It contains the teaching of Jesus about the life of the Christian community. Today’s reading details a procedure for dealing with differences and disputes. It follows the Parable of the Lost Sheep which is concerned with seeking out and bringing back the one who gets lost. In the same way, resolving disputes is not about being right and punishing an of ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Finding Real Life22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time*What a contrast there is between last Sunday’s Gospel, when Peter was proclaimed the ‘rock’ on which the church would be built, and this Sunday when Jesus rebukes him for being a different kind of rock - a ‘stumbling block’!When Jesus starts to talk about his suffering, death and resurrection, it’s more than Peter can cope with - “This must not happen to you.” This is exactly what Jesus was afraid of when he bound the disciples to silence abo ...Continue Reading

 September – Septiembre – Settembre  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 - September 2023[*]Lectio Divina September 2023 [PDF] Download here[*]Lectio Divina September 2023 [ePub] Download here[*]Lectio Divina September 2023 [Mobi] Download here  If you wish to receive updates on curr ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Who Do You Say I Am? 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time* At this point in St Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus and his chosen ones have travelled and lived together for some time. He now invites them to explore what they understand about his identity. Even in his question there is explicit hint: Who do people say the Son of Man is? Read more ... [*]Celebrating At Home - 21th Sunday in Ordinary Time [PDF] [*]Celebrating At Home - 21th Sunday in Ordinary Time [ePub] .     .     . ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: A Kingdom for All 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time* Today’s Gospel marks a turning point in the ministry of Jesus. He sees himself as sent ‘only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel’. That is, to those who were deemed sinners because they could not keep the Law of Moses, and were considered beyond the care and concern of God by religious authorities. The story centres around a confrontation between Jesus and a pagan (Canaanite) woman. Read more ... [*]Celebrating At Home - 20th Sunda ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Living the Kingdom 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time* This section of St Matthew’s Gospel is about the Kingdom of God being seen in the Church when human needs are responded to with the life of God. St Matthew uses the story of Jesus approaching the disciples across the water to illustrate the confidence and trust the disciple needs to have in Christ. The story also shows how fear can erode faith and shake confidence. Read more ... [*]Celebrating At Home - 19th Sunday in Ordinary Tim ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Transfigured in ChristTransfiguration of the Lord*The transfigured Jesus is shown to the disciples together with Moses and Elijah who, in Jewish tradition, represent the Law and the Prophets. In Jesus, these two great traditions reach their proper fulfilment.Being transfigured is a revolution of mind and heart driven by God’s Spirit and enabled by our open heartedness to God’s Word. When we are ‘shot through’ with the presence of God, God can be seen in, and experienc ...Continue Reading