Weekly News 22/06/25 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST The key to today’s readings is the word “Covenant”. A Covenant is a solemn and binding agreement between two parties, which establishes the way in which each party will behave towards the other. It establishes rights and duties, and forges a new relationship between two people or […]
Weekly News 15/06/25 The Most Holy Trinity
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY When the Church celebrates the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity, it is an attempt to summarise the whole mystery of our God into one day. This is not just a “theological feast” ` but a feast which should speak to us of this simple fact of faith: the Father loves […]
Weekly News 08/06/25 Pentecost Sunday
PENTECOST SUNDAY We arrive at the fiftieth day ‑ the completion of the Easter Season, and the completion of the Paschal Mystery: the Lord has died, is risen, has ascended to heaven and now gives birth to his Church, by sending the Spirit upon the apostles. This feast of the gift of the Spirit is […]
Weekly News 01/06/25 7th Sunday of Easter
Seventh Sunday of Easter On this Sunday, which lies between the Ascension and Pentecost, we hear in the Gospel Jesus praying passionately to His Father for all of us, especially that we should be united. These are days of intense prayer when we yearn for the decent of the Holy Spirit upon us and our […]
Weekly News 25/05/25 6th Sunday of Easter
Sixth Sunday of Easter As Eastertide unfolds, we feel the power and influence of the Spirit growing. This is the Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead, and the Spirit who brings the Church to birth at Pentecost. As we journey towards Pentecost – the climax of the Easter Season – we should be considering […]
Weekly News 18/05/25 5th Sunday of Easter
Fifth Sunday of Easter We are now closer to Ascension and Pentecost than Easter, but we are still in the Easter Season. The readings this Sunday begin to move us along too, as once more we hear the Lord at the Last Supper preparing his disciples for his departure: he does this by giving them […]
Weekly News 11/05/25 4th Sunday of Easter
Fourth Sunday of Easter This is traditionally known as “Good Shepherd” Sunday, and is part of the continuing journey of Easter – remember that Jesus is the Good Shepherd who both gives his life for his sheep and takes it up again. His relationship with us, after the resurrection, is closer than we can imagine: […]
Weekly News 05/05/25 3rd Sunday of Easter
Third Sunday of Easter The rest of the world has settled “back to normal” after Easter holidays now, but we continue to dwell on the resurrection of Jesus and the growth of the Church. Today’s Gospel, which many people consider the most beautiful of the resurrection stories, has many themes: the failed fishing trip, the […]
Weekly News 27/04/25 2nd Sunday of Easter
Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) The Paschal Mystery; the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus, is the single most important event in the history of human existence. And yet it is not merely an event in history; it transcends time and space to be a real and true event in our present time […]
Weekly News 20/04/25 Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday On Easter Sunday when the Word is proclaimed, it is real and active – the Lord is present, and what is described is, in a sense, happening now. On certain days this is made more obvious by the selection of scripture that refers to a particular time or day. Such a selection occurs […]