Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Jesus told his hearers a parable: “Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? A disciple is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully qualified will be like the teacher. Why do you see the speck in your neighbour’s eye,

Commentary by Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Lk 6:27-38 Jesus said, “I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from anyone who takes away your

Commentary by Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Lk 6:17, 20-26 Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. They had come to hear him and to be healed of

TEXT — Luke 05: 01–11 — Miraculous Catch of Fish Setting for Jesus’ Teaching 1 While the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennes’aret. 2 And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing

The Law is mentioned three times in this reading: everything is being done “according to the Law.” Jesus appears as fully within the Law; everything is being done the right way. But we know with hindsight that he was put to death in the name of that same Law. Can you still see the eight-day-old

Introduction to the Sunday Reading. The Gospel for this Sunday contains two passages, not related or directly connected. The first is the Prologue to Luke’s writings (Lk. 1: 1-4), the second (Lk. 4: 14-21) which gives the first recorded words in this Gospel. TEXT – Luke 1: 1-4 – Prologue to Luke’s Gospel   Luke’s

TEXT — John 2 1–12 — The Wedding Feast at Cana Setting 1 On the third day there was a marriage at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; 2 Jesus also was invited to the marriage, with his disciples. Mary Intervenes 3 When the wine failed, the mother of Jesus said