Reflection Veronica Lawson RSM Luke 13:22-30 We all know people or groups who seem to have an ingrained sense of entitlement or privilege, people who put themselves first without regard for the feelings or rights of others. Whether their behaviour derives from childhood experiences of over-indulgence or from some other source, it can be quite […]
Reflection Veronica Lawson RSM Luke 12:49-53 Prophets can get a bad time, as today’s first reading from Jeremiah demonstrates (Jer 38:4-6, 8-10). This is almost certainly because they tend to disturb the peace of the complacent as in the gospel reading for today. Jesus, the Lukan prophet, seems to be contradicting so much of what […]
Reflection Veronica Lawson RSM Luke 12:32-48 The longer form of today’s gospel brings together a number of loosely connected sayings of Jesus about trust and vigilance. Jesus addresses his disciples affectionately as a ‘little flock’. There is no need for fear: God, their ‘father’, has given them ‘the kingdom’ and they are to give in […]