Gospel Reflection The opening verse of today’s gospel passage tells us, that having come out from the synagogue in Capernaum, Jesus immediately enters the house of Simon and Andrew, and heals Simon’s mother-in-law. What happens next in the gospel story, is that later that night, once word of the healing of Peter’s mother-in-law has spread,…
A Costly Freedom The theme of my sermon last Sunday, which was based on the Gospel of Mark, was once again: the “need to be alert and watchful for the second coming of Christ.” I say once again, because that had been the same theme, based on parables in Matthew’s Gospel, of two out of…
Reflection on Last Week’s Gospel Passage – Parable of the Two Sons. Several parishioners approached me after last Sunday’s services to ask questions regarding last week’s gospel passage, which was Matthew 21:23-32. Their questions were specifically in relation to the ‘Parable of the Two Sons’. In light of these questions, I thought it might be…