De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

In his latest reflection , Fr Sean Sheehy challenges us to begin 2026 with true wisdom — not the world’s “cleverness,” but God’s wisdom that often looks like foolishness to the world. As Fr Sean reminds us, the real tragedy isn’t being foolish… it’s not knowing it. Start the year by re-orienting your mind and heart to the wisdom of Christ. 👉 Read “A New Start: Don’t Be a Fool Anymore! ” over on Catholic Unscripted and discover how to live with clarity, courage, and truth in a time of confusion.

Welcome to my reflection on this week's Sunday readings at Mass, where I look at the Scripture we will hear at Mass on Sunday in its historical, social and theological context to see what wisdom can be gleaned. Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. I sincerely hope that this reflection will inspire you, answer some questions you may have, help you to see how fantastic Sacred Scripture is and perhaps begin to share some of my love and passion for the Bible as you begin to comprehend how layered and multi-faceted, and what a carefully considered part of the Mass the readings are. If you want to know how these posts came about, please read my first post in this series  here . This Sunday the theme for the readings might be summed up as: The Treasure of Wisdom Sunrise over the Sea of Galilee The readings are: Wisdom 7:7-11 Psalm: 89:12-17; Response: v. 14. Second Reading: Hebrews 4: 12-13 Gospel: Mark 10: 17-30 First, a litt...

Today's Gospel Matthew 22:1-14  Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people, ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a feast for his son’s wedding. He sent his servants to call those who had been invited, but they would not come. Next he sent some more servants. “Tell those who have been invited” he said “that I have my banquet all prepared, my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, everything is ready. Come to the wedding.” But they were not interested: one went off to his farm, another to his business, and the rest seized his servants, maltreated them and killed them. The king was furious. He despatched his troops, destroyed those murderers and burnt their town. Then he said to his servants, “The wedding is ready; but as those who were invited proved to be unworthy, go to the crossroads in the town and invite everyone you can find to the wedding.” So these servants went out on to the roads and collected together everyone they could f...

"Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."  Ps 119:105 Welcome to this, the fifty-eighth of my reflections on the theology of the Sunday readings at Mass. I have undertaken this project, regularly posting background information on the readings at Sunday Mass as part of my own prayer life. I have found it helps me to do a little study before I go to Mass about the readings, what the theme of the week is, how it follows on from the previous week's readings and what is being said. In sharing this, I hope to help you too get more from the Bible and Sunday Scripture readings. Perhaps it might give you confidence in the value and legitimacy of the Bible, or perhaps it might inspire you to pray the Divine Office or investigate the weekly readings for yourself. I see this as very clearly part of what the Church teaches about the Bible: This heaven-sent treasure Holy Church considers as the most precious source of doctrine on faith and morals. No wond...

Welcome to this, the thirteenth of my reflections on the theology of the Sunday readings at Mass.  Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. I sincerely hope that this reflection will inspire you, answer some questions you may have, help you to see how fantastic Sacred Scripture is and perhaps begin to share some of my love and passion for the Bible as you begin to comprehend how layered and multi-faceted, and what a carefully considered part of the Mass the readings are. If you want to know how these posts came about, please read my first post in this series  here . This Sunday the theme for the readings might be summed up as: The Treasure of Wisdom Sunrise over the Sea of Galilee The readings are: Wisdom 7:7-11 Psalm: 89:12-17; Response: v. 14. Second Reading: Hebrews 4: 12-13 Gospel: Mark 10: 17-30 First, a little preliminary survey of each of the books. I will post the same, or similar prelims week on week, for e...

Welcome to this, the fifth of my posts talking about the theology of the Sunday readings at Mass. Thank you for taking the time to read it. I sincerely hope that reading my reflection on the Scripture readings this Sunday will inspire you and help you to see how fantastic Sacred Scripture is and what a carefully considered part of the Mass. If you want to know how these posts came about, please read my first post in this series  here . This Sunday the theme for the readings could best be summed up as: The Gift of True Nourishment: The Eucharist The readings are: First Reading: Proverbs 9: 1-6 Psalm: 33:2-3, 10-15; Response: v. 9 Second Reading: Ephesians 5:15-20 Gospel: John 6: 51-58 First, a little preliminary survey of each of the books. I will post the same, or similar prelims week on week, for each book as we encounter them. This week I have added a bit of detail on the Proverbs reading as I thought it was very relevant. The Book o...