Weekly News 11/10/2020
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Church’s year is drawing to a close: in a few weeks we will be thinking very clearly about the end of time – but here we have a preview. The parable of the banquet is a link between the Gospels of recent weeks (which have as their theme: ‘Just […]
Weekly News 04/10/2020
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Today we focus on the vineyard: frequently we see the vineyard as an image or parable of the Kingdom of God. A vineyard takes a great deal of work, throughout the year; it must be tended, watered, pruned, cared for if there is to be any fruit – there are […]
News & Views October 2020
October is the Month of the Rosary and it is normal during the month for the Blessed Sacrament Guild to visit various houses to say the Rosary. Unfortunately this isn’t a normal year and of course this will not happen. However you are encouraged to say the Rosary and/or join the on-line Holy Hour at […]
Weekly News 27/09/2020
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Once a sinner, always a sinner. That seems to be the attitude of the self-righteous in the first reading and the Gospel; they object that God is unjust, because he gives sinners another chance. But God tells them quite clearly that such attitudes are the real injustice – to allow […]
Weekly News 20/09/2020
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time We can never hope fully to understand God: especially God’s generosity. We are very good at working out who is deserving of good fortune and who is not – unfortunately for us, Gods gifts go to those God chooses, not those we choose. An example is forgiveness: those who have […]
Weekly News 13/09/2020
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus tells a dramatic story in the Gospel, to make a very important point: the desperate need in our world for forgiveness and reconciliation. How many chances do we give each other ? As many as seven ? How often do we shut doors on people, even family and friends, […]
Weekly News 06/09/20
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time No man is an island… How true this is for those who follow Christ: each of us has responsibilities towards each other, based on our debt of mutual love. When we see wickedness and wrongdoing, then because of our privileged position of following the Lord Jesus, we have a duty […]
News and Views September 2020
During the month of September there are a number Feast Days or Memoria devoted to Our Lady. 8th The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 12th The Most Holy Name of Mary, 15th Our Lady of Sorrows, 24th Our Lady of Walsingham. This Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows grew in popularity in the 12th […]
Weekly News 30/08/2020
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A A quick glance at last week’s Gospel reveals the interesting development of the story: last week, we heard Peter proclaiming that Jesus was the Messiah, and being given authority as a result. This week, Peter gets it wrong: he is rebuked by the Lord because he does […]
Weekly News 23/08/2020
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A There is a very simple theme to this Sunday’s readings: it is the principle of authority in the community of the Church: we are introduced to the idea that God gives authority to someone in the first reading, where Shebna is dismissed by God and replaced. This […]