Lectio Divina – Weekly Video Reflections on the Sunday Gospel
We invite you to participate in the Gospal reflection for the next Sunday with Bishop David Walker, Fr John Frauenfelder and Virginia Ryan.
These Lectio Reflections provide the framework to develop our faith life. Our faith is in Jesus who comes to us as the human face of God. Faith life is human life lived in a deeply personal and intimate relationship with Jesus. Jesus is our friend and lover, the most significant point of reference in our life. We need to lead our life conscientiously and intentionally so that all that we do is done within the context of our love relationship with Jesus. Lectio Divina is one of the ways we can develop this.
Lectio Reflection – Fifth Sunday of Lent
The Raising of Lazarus John 11:1-45 (Year A – 2026) Introduction: Approaching the Mystery of Easter As we move toward the end of our Lenten journey, the Church places before us one of the most profound signs in the Gospel of John: the raising of Lazarus. This passage stands on…
Come and See – The Samaritan Woman at the Well
Lectio Divina Reflection – Third Sunday of Lent (John 4:5-42) Encounter at the Well The Gospel of the Samaritan woman presents one of the most personal encounters in the scripture. It unfolds not in a sacred building or public gathering but beside a well at midday. Jesus arrives tired from…
The Temptation of Jesus
Matthew 4:1-11 – The Temptation of Jesus in the Wilderness Lent always brings us into the desert, and it is no accident that the Church places before us this Gospel of the Temptation of Jesus on the First Sunday. Before we speak of fasting, prayer, or sacrifice, we are invited…
How smart is the devil?
I was reflecting on the Sunday Gospel, Matthew 4:1-11. Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested. After forty days alone in the desert, he’s hungry and physically exhausted. The devil appears and enters into a conversation with Jesus.The devil is smart and slithers in to…
You Are the Salt of the Earth, You Are the Light of the World
As we continue to listen to Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, today’s Gospel gives us two simple yet deeply challenging images: salt and light. They are ordinary things, taken from daily life, yet Jesus uses them to describe the identity and mission of every disciple. “You are the…
Stay Awake: Living Ready for the Lord
Lectio Divina – First Sunday of Advent (Year A, 2025) Gospel: Matthew 24:37–44 As we begin a new liturgical year, Advent calls us to alertness of heart. In today’s Gospel, Jesus invites us to stay awake – to live ready for His coming, not in fear, but in faithful, day-by-day…
Articles & Writing from Bishop David Walker
Lectio Reflection – Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion – Matthew 21:1-11 (Year A 2026)
Lectio Reflection – Fifth Sunday of Lent
The Raising of Lazarus John 11:1-45 (Year A – 2026) Introduction: Approaching the Mystery of…
Lectio Reflection – Fifth Sunday of Lent – John 11:1-45 (Year A 2026)
Fifth Sunday of Lent – Year A
Today’s readings turn our attention to life, which is not just the opposite of death…
The Tombs of Our Lives
The story of Lazarus, the Gospel for coming Sunday, makes me think that death does…
On the fifth Sunday of Lent in Year A, we hear the third of the Lenten narratives from John’s Gospel that have been used for centuries in preparation for the reception of the newly baptised at the Easter Vigil.
It is the story of Jesus’s gift of life to his friend Lazarus, which is…