Weekly News 06/10/19
Faithfulness, faith and trust. These most invisible and difficult things are what God asks of us just as we, in our own way, ask them of those who love us. Trust me, we say, all will be well. And if someone does trust us, the reward is simply that trust was well-placed. We have […]
News & Views October 2019
October is the Month of the Rosary and during the month the Blessed Sacrament Guild and other parisioners will be meeting at various houses to say the Rosary. All are welcome to join them. The rosary is a Christ-centered meditation which prayerfully remembers the major events in Christ’s life, from His conception (annunciation) through to […]
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Weekly News 29/09/19
Following on from last week (You cannot be the slave of both God and money) we see a practical illustration of what this means. The division between rich and poor was very striking at the time of Jesus: popular understanding, however, said that to be rich was a blessing from God. Jesus reminds people that […]
Weekly News 22/09/19
How easy to take the words of Jesus out of context: Use money to win you friends, is one of those lines that sounds strange to us outside the context of the parable and the teaching in today’s Gospel. Even the parable itself can seem a little strange is Jesus really recommending that we […]
Weekly News 15/09/19
The message of God’s forgiveness is one that we are familiar with, but which the Lord still wishes to emphasise. Our human approach to forgiveness is so often flawed we hold grudges, erect barriers, make demands and establish conditions. Jesus wants to remind his listeners and us that God’s forgiveness is overflowing […]
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Weekly News 08/09/19
The Gospel itself starts with a saying which many find hard to understand: must we really hate our family to be the Lords disciples? The point is that it is relative: what are we prepared to give up for the Gospel? Are we going to try and make our own cross, or accept whatever we […]
Weekly News 01/09/19
Humble behaviour is the mark of the Christian, as it always was the mark of someone in favour with the Lord. In the Gospel, we see Jesus watching the Pharisees: its almost amusing to picture them shuffling for the best places, the polite After you! to put themselves in a better position. How would they […]
News & Views September 2019
We are extremely lucky to have so many enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers. Last year as part of the Hope in the Future we had an afternoon buffet in the Parochial Centre as a thank you. We are going to do the same this year on 8th September. This will be your chance to meet […]