Hearers of the Word
Episodes
170 episodes
HW: Giving an account of the hope that is in you
A reflection on 1 Peter 3:15-18, written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA
HW: Flourishing in our particular world of uncertainty, unease and unclarity,
A reflection on John 14:1-12, written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA.
HW: Who will the shepherds of tomorrow?
A reflection for Good Shepherd Sunday, based on John 10:1-10, written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA.
HW: We are all disciples — companions! — on the road to Emmaus!!
A reflection on the Emmaus story, Luke 24:13-35, written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA
HW: Living doubts and dead certainties. Learning from St Thomas.
A reflection on John 20:19-31, written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA.
HW: "Rise, heart, thy Lord is risen"
A reflection on the journey to Easter faith, inspired by John 20:1-18. Written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA.
HW: "My song is love unknown": shifting the strangeness of the story of Holy Week
A reflection for Palm Sunday, written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA.
HW: why do we really believe in the resurrection of the dead? Lazarus revisited.
A reflection on the story of Lazarus, John 11:1-45, written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA.
HW: The man born blind — a contemporary reading of John 9:1-41
A reflection on John 9:1-41, written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA.
HW: The woman at the well — a different way of reading the story.
A reflection on the story of the woman at the well in John 4, written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA.
HW: The Transfiguration — the visionary and the practical!
A reflection on Matthew 17:1-9, the story of the Transfiguration, written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA
HW: What on earth do we moderns do with Adam and Eve?
A reflection for the first Sunday of Lent, inspired by Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7. Written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA
HW: Where to with the Synodal Pathway in light of Matthew 5:17-37?
A reflection on Matthew 5:17-37, written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA.
HW: Having an account of the hope that is in us.
A reflection on being salt of the earth and light of the world, written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA.
HW: The secret of flourishing according to Jesus.
A reflection on the Beatitudes in Matthew's Gospel for Sunday 1st February 2026. Written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA.
HW: Women deacons — a biblical contribution
A short reflection on the biblical background to women's ordination as deacons. Written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA
HW: Sunday of the Word of God, 2026
A reflection for the Sunday of the Word of God, written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA.
HW: Jesus, the Lamb of God — richness and potential for today
A reflection on the Gospel for the Second Sunday of the year, John 1:29-34, written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA
HW: Baptism — unconventional, radical, wonderful!
A reflection for the Baptism of the Lord, based on Matthew 3:13-17. Written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA
HW: Hearing the Prologue of John again for the first time!
A reflection on John 1:1-18, for the Second Sunday of Christmas. Written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA.
HW: Christmas carols and Christian doctrine!
A reflection for Christmas Day 2025, recalling the birth of the Nicene Creed an dits continued significance for us today. Written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA.
HW: how to read the birth stories of Jesus (e.g. today's Matthew 1:18-24)
A reflection on how all four Gospels introduce the story of Jesus. Written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA
HW: Is it possible today to be a joy-filled happy believer?
A reflection for Gaudete Sunday, written and spoken by Kieran J. O'Mahony OSA.