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Sunday Reflections, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, 23 August 2026

St PeterEl Greco [Web Gallery of Art]'You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it' (Matthew 16:18; Gospel). Readings...

San Pedro Catholic Church

Jesus afloat in a boat? Wow is this one beautiful small church entrance and courtyard! This is worth a stop just to see the courtyard… but the cream of the crop is the life-size st...

Upon This Rock: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

In a conversation with Peter and the apostles, Jesus declares His intention to build His Church on a human being.  Whatever was He thinking? Gospel (Read Mt. 16:13-20) This Sunday’...

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 - If you were in Peter’s place and were about to drown, what would you say to the Lord?

To read the texts click on the texts: Jer 30:1-2,12-15,18-22; Mt 14:22-36 The text of today appears immediately after the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand (14,13-21). F...

‘You Are Peter, and Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church’

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Monday, August 3, 2026 - If you were in Peter’s place and were about to drown, what would you say to the Lord?

To read the texts click on the texts: Jer 28:1-17; Mt 14:22-36 The text of today appears immediately after the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand (14,13-21). For the firs...

Surmising Peter’s backstory

‘But because you say so, I will let down the nets.’ Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people’ (Luke 5:5b,10b). The post Surmising Peter’s ba...

Sunday, August 23, 2026 - The Rock and Satan

 To read the texts click on the texts: Is 22:19-23; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20 A story is told of John XXIII who was Pope during the turbulent 1960s when it seemed that everything...

‘Tu es Petrus’: The Papacy as Instituted by Christ

Over the course of her two-thousand-year history, there have always been controversies and heresies within the Catholic Church. One of these is defiance and disobedience towards th...

Sunday Reflections, 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, 9 August 2026

 St Peter Walking on the WaterAlessandro Allori [Web Gallery of Art]Readings (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand) Readings (English Standard Version, Catholic Editio...

Two Lessons from Saint Peter for When We Struggle to Accept and Understand God’s Ways, According to Leo XIV

Address on the Occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, August 30, 2026 The post Two Lessons from Saint Peter for When We Struggle to Accept and Understand God’s Ways, According t...

Sunday Reflections, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, 30 August 2026

Landscape with Christ and St PeterGoffried Wals [Web Gallery of Art]Readings (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand)Readings (English Standard Version, Catholic Edition:...

Get Behind Me, Satan: Why Does Jesus Rebuke Peter?

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time In last Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus called Peter “the rock.”  This Sunday, He calls him “Satan.”  What happened? Gospel (Read Mt. 16:21-27) In the verses pr...

Sunday Reflections, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, 30 August 2026

Landscape with Christ and St PeterGoffried Wals [Web Gallery of Art]Readings (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand) Readings (English Standard Version, Catholic Editio...

Saturday, July 25, 2026 - St. James, Apostle - Will you like St. James drink your cup courageously?

To read the texts click on the texts:2 Cor 4:7-15; Mt 20:20-28 St. James is described as one of the first disciples along with his brother John to join Jesus (Mk 1:19-20). He was...

Saturday, July 25, 2026 - St James, Apostle - Will you like St. James drink your cup of suffering courageously?

Devotion for September 1, 2026

Gospel Compromise Galatians 2:11–14 When [Peter] came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. Galatians 2:11 Here is the reason why Peter was in the wron...

Monday, August 24, 2026 - St. Bartholomew, Apostle - Is seeing believing or do we have to believe in order to see?

To read the texts click on the texts: Rev 21:9-14; Jn 1:45-51 Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and is usually identified as Nathanael (mentioned in the first c...

I Am One of the Men in the Boat: An Ignatian Meditation with Matthew 14:22-33

Jesus walking on water and calling Peter to meet Him outside the boat—recorded in Matthew 14:22-33—is one of the most recognizable and memorable episodes in all the Gospels. It sti...

The Apostles of Faith

Sermon on the feast of the Chief Apostles Peter and PaulHieromonk Sebastian (Kuznetsov)In our deceitful times, let us keep the faith pure, as the Apostles Peter and Paul and other...

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 - St. Mary Magdalene - Will you like Mary Magdalene be an Apostle of the Ascension of Jesus? Ho...

To read the texts click on the texts: Canticles(Song of Solomon) 3:1-4; Jn20:1-2,11-18 Except for Mary, the mother of Jesus, few women are honoured in the Bible as Mary Magdalene....

NIGHT PRAYER: Wednesday 7/22

 Today, July 22, is the feast of  Saint Mary Magdalene.   Mary of Magdala has often been confused with other women in Jesus' story - and unfairly so! For a helpful look at - and re...

Jesus, the name high over all

By Elizabeth Prata “And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them...

Why Christ Walked on Water

Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught Peter, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”  Last week I preached about Christ’s hands. The Canon of the...