Reflection for Palm Sunday A
Gospel of Palms: Matthew 21: 1-11; Isaiah 50:4-7 (RM) or 4-9a (RCL); Psalm 22 (RM) or 31 (RCL); Philippians 2: 6-11 (RM) or 5-11 (RCL); Matthew 26:14--27:66 (long form) or…
A Time To Be
Lent is a time for embracing reflection and renewal. A time to allow spaces for quieting the buzz of what goes on in and around and allow the silence to…
Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Lent A
Ezekiel 37: 12-14 (RM) or 1-14 (RCL); Psalm 130; Romans 8: 8-11 (RM) or 6-11 (RCL); John 11: 1-45. It may have happened to you, or to someone you know.…
Anchored by Arctic and Antarctic Poles
I recently watched a television programme which was reflecting on Cyclone Gabrielle; this powerful, severe ‘weather bomb’ literally wiped out crops and vineyards particularly in the Gisborne and Hawkes Bay…
Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Lent A
1 Samuel 16: 1b, 6-7, 10-13a (RM) or 1-13 (RCL); Psalm 23; Ephesians 5: 8-14; John 9: 1-41 “What did I do to deserve this? What was God thinking? Is…
A Dog-Gone Story
A friend dropped by a short while ago to bring me a bag of dog food and some dog treats. As soon as I saw the bag I knew the…
Reflection for the Third Sunday of Lent A
Exodus 17: 4-7 (RM) or 1-7 (RCL); Psalm 95; Romans 5: 1-2, 5-8 (RM) or 1-11 (RCL); John 4: 5-42. Lent is the season par excellence for an examination of…
Pale Pink Lipstick
Dana Thompson-Peladeau is the niece of Sandra Stewart, RNDM. She is married to Ryan and they have two children. Dana is completing her social work degree. This poem was a…
Paying Attention
Human-trafficking affects 40+ million people around the globe. Climate change, gender inequality, systemic racism, poverty, neoliberal capitalism, war and conflict, forced migration drive its proliferation. Traffickers make billions of dollars…
Reflection for the Second Sunday of Lent A
Genesis 12: 1-4a; Psalm 33 (RM) or 121 (RCL); 2 Timothy 1: 8b-10 (RM) or Romans 4: 1-5, 13-17 (RCL); Matthew 17: 1-9 (RM) or John 3: 1-17 (alt. in…