Fr Sellery presents This Weeks Focus

Audio Reflection on Luke 14: 25-33. The 16th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 18, Year C. The message of this gospel is that we cannot pocket the gift of salvation with a perfunctory thank you and ignore the call to discipleship. Salvation... more

Keep it Holy: Reflection on Luke 13:10-17 14 Sunday after Pentecost In this week's gospel, once again the love of Christ runs smack into an impromptu ambush. Jesus is roundly condemned by a Pharisee for curing a woman on the... more

Jesus Christ: Troublemaker – Reflection on Luke 12: 49-56 The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Jesus promises a happy ending. Getting there is another story. In this week's gospel, Jesus tells us that he's here to shake things up: Do... more

Teach us to Pray: Reflection on Luke 11: 1-13 The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Imagine Warren Buffet teaching you how to pick stocks. Imagine Joe DiMaggio teaching you how to hit a curve ball. Imagine Winston Churchill teaching you... more

Semper Paratus: Reflection on Luke 12:32-40 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Besides helpful hints on water safety, we can learn a vital lesson from the U.S. Coast Guard. Their motto is ?Semper Paratus.? But ?Always Ready? is more... more

The Right Stuff: Reflection on Luke 12:13-31 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost More and more our lives are defined by ?stuff?… getting stuff, keeping stuff, always wanting more and better stuff. Whether it's a bigger flat screen or a... more

Brief Audio Reflection on Luke 14: 1, 7-14 15th Sunday after Pentecost Pride like this cannot be ripped from our hearts. It always returns to fill the void. Pride must be crowded out by love. A heart full of love is a humble heart. It deflates... more