Weekly News 25/02/24
The Second Sunday of Lent -Year B We spool forward a few centuries in the story of the Old Testament, to arrive at Abraham, “our Father in faith”. Today we hear of another Covenant (like last week) – even though the word is not used. God promises Abraham descendants like “the stars of heaven”, and […]
Weekly News 18/02/24
The First Sunday of Lent -Year B We begin our Lenten journey at the decisive moment of the flood, when God establishes his first Covenant with man, in the person of Noah. Noah was saved from the waters, while we (as Saint Peter points out) are saved by the waters of Baptism. This is the […]
Weekly News 11/02/24
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time -Year B Thankfully, we do not encounter leprosy in our culture. It can therefore be difficult to enter into the real depth of today’s readings. We have to understand that leprosy meant exclusion, rejection and the end of “normal” life. For your leprosy to be cured would be like being […]
Weekly News 04/02/24
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time -Year B This world, as we know, is a fragile and fallible place, in which we encounter hunger, disease, sickness and death. Jesus proclaims, by his actions of healing, that there is another world, the Kingdom of God, which will be free from all such anxieties and afflictions. The story […]
Weekly News 28/1/24
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time -Year B Where does authority come from? Why is one man regarded as a prophet, and another as a lunatic, and a third as a hypocrite? Jesus startles the crowds with a “new teaching” today, but what amazes them so much is not the message but the authority behind it: […]
Weekly News 21/1/24
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time -Year B Where does Jesus begin his ministry? Where John the Baptist left off – preaching a message of repentance, of change, to welcome the new Kingdom of God. There is a simplicity about this message, which is not compromised by anything – today’s Gospel has these simple words from […]
Weekly News 14/1/24
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time -Year B What does it mean to be a follower of the Lord Jesus? Surely to listen and hear his voice, and to go where he leads us. Today, as we enter the “ordinary” season of the year, we begin our story of Jesus’s life and ministry with the calling […]
Weekly News 7/1/24
The Epiphany of the Lord -Year B In the East, this Season of Christmas is called the Time of Manifestation, or Showing. Today is the ‘Feast of the Manifestation’, or the Showing of the Saviour to the whole world, to all nations. In the wise men who travel from the East, we see all the […]
News and Views January 2024
News & Views January 2024 Pope’s 2024 Peace Day message For his 2024 World Day of Peace message, Pope Francis has chosen to reflect on the theme “Artificial Intelligence and Peace”. He explores the ethical dimension of new AI technologies, saying they are revolutionizing all spheres of human life. “New digital tools are even now […]
Weekly News 31/12/23
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph -Year B As an example for us to follow, the Holy Family can seem a little too perfect: when we consider the more “dramatic” events of the Christmas and Easter story, it can seem so far removed from us. And yet, as today’s Gospel reminds us (especially in […]