Weekly News 4/08/24 18th Sunday Year B
The 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B We continue reading from John 6: this is the aftermath of the miracle, and we see the beginnings of a misunderstanding that will develop over the next four weeks. People have seen the miracle, but not the message: they have seen the sign, but not what […]
News and Views August 2024
News & Views August 2024 The Assumption of Our Lady – 15th August On Thursday 15th August we celebrate the Solemnity of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the oldest feast day of Our Lady, its origin is lost in those days when Jerusalem was restored as a sacred city, at the time […]
Weekly News 28/07/24 17th Sunday Year B
The 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B We take a significant break for the gospel of St Mark for the next six weeks and we will be proclaiming the whole of Chapter 6 from the Gospel of St John. It is the chapter proclaiming Jesus to be the “Bread of Life”. Thus, we […]
Weekly News 21/07/24 16th Sunday Year B
The 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B “Sheep without a shepherd.” This is the simple theme of today’s readings. It is interesting that Jesus’ reaction to the crowd is one of pity – as he sees their great thirst for his teachings. This is, in a sense, a clear fulfilment of the prophecy […]
Weekly News 14/07/24 15th Sunday Year B
The 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time In the gospel today Jesus calls together the Twelve Disciples, he instructs them and then he sends them out to preach the good news. He calls us here today to Mass so that we can be nourished and instructed by Him and then sent out into our lives in […]
Weekly News 07/07/24 14th Sunday Year B
The 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time A prophet’s job is to open people’s eyes to the reality of their situation ‑ pointing out to them the things they would rather forget or ignore. A prophet is a sort of “national conscience”, always awake to situations of injustice and always speaking out about them. A prophet […]
News and Views July 2024
News & Views July 2024 The month of July is dedicated to the Precious Blood. It was instituted in 1849 by Pius IX, but the devotion is as old as Christianity. The early Fathers say that the Church was born from the pierced side of Christ, and that the sacraments were brought forth through His […]
Weekly News 30/6/24 SS Peter & Paul Year B
Saint Peter and Saint Paul Peter and Paul are the two great heroes of the Apostolic Age Peter for leading the first Christian communities and binding them in unity, a role that springs from his profession of faith in Caesarea Philippi, and Paul for travelling throughout the Roman Empire as the Apostle to the Gentiles, […]
Weekly News 23/6/24 12th Sunday Year B
The 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time There is a strangely simple theme to this Sunday: that God has power over the forces of nature, because he created them in the first place. This is what the first reading tells us, and also what the gospel shows us, when Jesus “rebukes the wind”. This tells us something […]
Weekly News 16/6/24 11th Sunday Year B
The 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time How does a tree grow? The scientists can give us their answers, but the miracle of life on our earth, in all its dazzling complexity and variety is exactly that a miracle. God is responsible for the miracle of Nature and growth how, we don’t know, but we accept God’s […]