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.
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…
Helpful Hints for Prayer III
Prayerfulness / Act of Prayer The final goal of prayer is not to be good at a particular act of prayer, but to lead a life which becomes a prayer. It is the way we live which reveals the quality of our prayer life. We pray to live better, to…
Standing Firm in Faith – Reflection on Luke 21:5-19
As we approach the close of the Church’s liturgical year, our readings take on a note of urgency and depth. This Sunday’s Gospel from Luke 21 : 5-19 invites us to reflect on the themes of perseverance, witness, and hope in the midst of turmoil. We are reminded that following…
Articles & Writing from Bishop David Walker
The Temptation of Jesus
Matthew 4:1-11 – The Temptation of Jesus in the Wilderness Lent always brings us into…
Lectio Reflection – First Sunday of Lent – Matthew 4:1-11 (Year A 2026)
Lectio Reflection – Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time – Matthew 5:17-37 (Year A 2026)
The Desert Experience
Deuteronomy 6-8 provides the essential background to Matthew’s account of the testing of Jesus told…
Learning from Lent
Every year the purpose of Lent is the same: Prepare for Easter.Yet every year there…
First Sunday of Lent – Year A
Today’s readings focus on the result of humans surrendering to the temptation to think and…