Pastor's Pondering

Preaching Notes – Feast of Christ the King (23 November 2025)

Throughout the whole of Luke’s Gospel, we witness Jesus seeking to rescue all those who

November 23, 2025

The Feasts of All Saints (November 1) and All Souls (November 2) open a portal

November 22, 2025

Truly heralding Jesus Christ as King – our real and only King – requires resolve

November 21, 2025

As the Church’s year nears its end, we hear at Mass certain biblical selections that

November 15, 2025

Just a teenager, Joan was living in a time of terrible political confusion, escalating violence

November 9, 2025

The Opening Prayer for today’s Mass provides an interpretive key to the Gospel Reading: O

September 28, 2025

Today’s Gospel emphasizes the unbridgeable gap between the self-centered, self-promoting life of the rich man

September 28, 2025

In the Sunday lectionary cycle the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) is followed

September 22, 2025

To those curious as to why the Gospel writers say so little about Mary, is

September 15, 2025