Weekly News 10/11/2019
It is fortuitous that this passage of the Gospel is normally read near to the beginning of November when we have celebrated the feasts of All Saints and All Souls, since it is a strong proclamation of the reality of life after death and the resurrection of the body. This Sunday is not without its […]
Weekly News 03/11/19
There is a subversive humour in today’s Gospel which turns upside down the conventions of everyday life: we see a senior tax official climbing up a tree for a glimpse of Jesus, and the faintly ridiculous scene where Jesus stops, looks into the branches of the sycamore and says, Zacchaeus, come down! Did Zacchaeus worry […]
News & Views November 2019
On 13 February 2019, it was announced that Pope Francis had approved the Decree concerning this miracle, and Newman’s canonisation would take place in Rome on 13 October 2019. “May He support us all the day long, till the shades lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of […]
Weekly News 27/10/19
A few weeks ago (22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time) we had a Gospel about humility in social life today we hear the Lord reiterating the message, but this time in reference to our prayer lives. The two Gospels are linked by the last words today, which also appear in the other story: Everyone who exalts […]
Weekly News 20/10/19
Perhaps the hardest Olympic event is the marathon: not only does it demand strength and fitness, but it calls for immense perseverance and endurance. Life in general and the Christian life, in particular, is a marathon. We will face hills and mountains as well as valleys and gentle slopes in life: we will face obstacles […]
Weekly News 13/10/19
There are many messages in todays Gospel: the power of God to heal, the compassion of Jesus for those in need, the fact that a despised foreigner (the Samaritan) is the only one who recognises what has been done, the role of faith and the importance of thanking God for gifts received. But because this […]
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 […]
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 […]