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Sunday 6 December
2nd Sunday of Advent Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalm 85; 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8 Prepare the way of the Lord As we move into this beautiful Advent time both Isaiah and John the Baptiser invite us to prepare for the coming of the Lord. Christmas is coming! So much to do! But there is a […]
Sunday 29 November
Ist Sunday of Advent Isaiah 63:16, 17: 64:1, 3-8; Psalm 80; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37 Awaiting the birth Whilst we wait for Christmas Day and prepare for this feast day, we know that Jesus Christ can come into our lives at any time. We must be prepared for this too. Isaiah speaks of longing, […]
Sunday 22 November
Christ the King Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; Psalm 23; 1Corinthians 15:20-26, 28; Matthew 25:31-46 Unplanned charity What are the things in my life that stop me seeing the needs of others? Charity towards another person who is suffering ought to be the reflex reaction of those who encounter human suffering anywhere at any time. Reflex-reaction charity […]
Sunday 15 November
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; Psalm 128; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6; Matthew 25:14-30 At home with God The portrait of the perfect wife is an image of a person who is ‘at home’ with herself in the world. Two of the servants in the Gospel show the same comfort. The other is […]
Sunday 8 November
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 6:12-16; Psalm 63; 1Thess 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 Seek wisdom Seeking wisdom is a very feminine thing to do. A person does not really know where to look or whether he or she will recognise wisdom when she reveals herself. The foolish bridesmaids are very much into the moment and […]
Sunday 1 November
All Saints (S) Apocalypse 7:2-4 9-14; Psalm 24; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12 Called to be saints Baptism calls us into the Communion of Saints. In this Communion are many who from their labours rest with God in heaven. Their lives, canonised or not, live on amongst us today through love. Growing into saintliness brings […]
Sunday 25 October
30th Week Ordinary Time Exodus 22:20-26; Psalm 18; 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10; Matthew 22:34-40 All you need is love! Jesus’ proclamation “You shall love your neighbour as yourself” really gets to the heart of what law is about. God’s laws are written on our hearts and fleshed out through our relationships with others. Love then, becomes […]
Sunday 18 October
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time World Mission Day Isaiah 45:1, 4-6; Psalm 96; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5; Matthew 22:15-21 The greater mission St Augustine writes “So weak are our eyes, that a lamp suits them better than sunlight. We seek the sun by the light of a lamp”. Today in the Gospel those who wish to […]
Sunday 11 October
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Day of Prayer to Respect Life Isaiah 25:6-10; Psalm 23; Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; Matthew 22:1-14 R.S.V.P. With such a kind and generous invitation to be at the banquet table, how can it not be accepted? When we become careless with the things of God in our lives, we begin to […]
Sunday 4 October
27th Sunday of Ordinary Time Day of Celebration for Venerable Suzanne Aubert Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80; Philippians 4:6-9; Matthew 21:33-43 Something worth sharing. I remember once visiting a vineyard of a very well-known label. They had run out of a particular style of wine that I enjoyed. Instead of trying to sell me something else, […]
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