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Sunday 14 February
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46; Psalm 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1; Mark 1:40-45 Compassion There are two actions that attract my attention in this narrative: the actions of the leper and the movements of Jesus. The leper begged, fell on his knees and spoke. Jesus felt for the leper, touched his […]
Sunday 7 February
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Job 7:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 147:1-6; 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark 1:29-39 Jesus and Peter’s mother-in-law This passage is an encouraging one for women in Jesus’ time and in our time too. For a rabbi to heal a woman and to take her by the hand was taboo. Jesus breaks this […]
Sunday 31 January
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 95; 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28 Conscience reveals me to myself Before Christ the evil spirit knew itself. Thus the unclean spirit convulsed the man possessed. The spirit screamed because the dark truth of its nature was made painfully clear. Our conscience is the boundary between our […]
Sunday 24 January
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Jonah 3:1-5,10; Psalm 25; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1: 14-20 Turn dross into gold “Repent and believe”. Time and again we have heard these words. And yet no matter how hard we try we always slip back into the same bad habits, the same old sins. What is the point […]
Sunday 17 January
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Samuel 3:3-10,19; Psalm 40; 1 Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20; John 1:35-42 Look with the eyes of faith John, the writer of the Gospel, describes the call of the first disciples in a way that is full of seeing, looking, watching! But what he is describing is not just something physical […]
Sunday 10 January
The Baptism of the Lord Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7; Psalm 29: 1-4,9-10; Acts 10: 34-38; Mark 1:7-11 Born for this moment The baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan marks the beginning of his public ministry. The Spirit of God sends him out to proclaim the Good News of God’s Kingdom. He was born for this moment. […]
Sunday 3 January
The Epiphany of the Lord Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:2-3,5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 God will find a way The dark and twisted presence of Herod lurks close by as the three Kings make their way to the house where the vulnerable Christ child is sheltered. And yet with no military might at hand, with no […]
Sunday 27 December
The Holy Family (S) Genesis 15:1-6, 21:1-3 or Ecclesiasticus 3:3-7, 14-17; Psalm 128; Colossians 3:12-21; Luke 2:22-40 A model for families Paul’s letter to the Colossians give us a rich picture of what family life could be like and certainly a picture of the daily life of Mary, Joseph and Jesus in Nazareth: bear with […]
Sunday 20 December
4th Sunday of Advent 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 16; Psalm 89; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 Advent with Mary Today we remember Mary’s advent: the message of the angel followed by nine months of waiting for her child to be born. We have only five days to finalise our preparations for Christmas. Could we spend […]
Sunday 13 December
3rd Sunday of Advent Isaiah 61:1-2, 10-11; Response Luke 1:46-54; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28 Make straight his paths Today’s readings once again invite us to get ready for the arrival of Emmanuel, God-with-us. The prophets, Mary, and John the Baptist all looked forward to the coming of the Messiah. Advent reminds us that […]
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