Experience the Living Word with Bishop David Walker
As we approach the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Gospel from Luke 13:22-30 calls us to reflect deeply on discipleship, commitment, and the journey of faith. In this reflection, I invite you to walk with me as we explore what it truly means to strive to enter through the narrow door. Striving for the…
“Lord, Teach Us to Pray” – A Reflection on the Lord’s Prayer from Luke’s Gospel When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, they weren’t simply looking for words – they wanted to learn how to pray like him. Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer begins simply with “Father.” Unlike Matthew’s longer version,…
The Ascension is the final event in the life of Jesus. It is the moment when Jesus returns to the Father. However’ it’s meaning is best understood in terms of what it meant for the disciples. The Gospel of Luke Is the one who tells us most about this event by recording it both at…
Moon Shell, who named you? Some intuitive woman I like to think. I shall you another name – Island shell. I cannot live forever on my island. But I can take you back to my desk in Connecticut. You will sit there and fasten your smooth circles winding inward to the tiny core, of the…
Migration is not an easy or a pleasant thing for a tiny bird to face. It must turn deliberately from solid land, from food, shelter, a certain measure of security, and fly across an ocean unfriendly to its life, destitute of everything it needs. We make much of the heroism and endurance of our airmen…
Reading the Gospels with Bishop David Walker: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Bishop David Walker has spent a lifetime reflecting on the Gospels, studying Scripture, and exploring how they guide Christian discipleship. Now, he invites you to join him in a series of enriching discussion on the Gospels. 🟢 What to Expect:✔️ Weekly Gospel Video…
Ash Wednesday’s clear message is one of invitation to enter forty days of prayer, penance and almsgiving in preparation for our greatest feast day, Easter! In the early Church these forty days were a time of retreat for those about to be baptised.
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend’s or of thine own were….
Here are ten quotes from Catholic saints and spiritual figures that highlight the significance of the theological virtue of charity (love).
The Christian virtue of hope is one of the three theological virtues, alongside faith and charity (love). Hope is the confident expectation of the fulfilment of God’s promises, especially the ultimate promise of eternal life with Him. It is a trust in God’s goodness, faithfulness, and providence, even in the face of trials and uncertainties….