SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER On this Seventh Sunday of Easter the gospels each year are taken from Chapter 17 of Saint John’s Gospel – the

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER There are two obvious themes to today’s readings: Saint Peter summarises many of the ideas of Easter – baptism, the name

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Last week it was sheep: this week, the vine. Jesus offers us another (agricultural) image to explain the mystery of his

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER This is known as Good Shepherd Sunday and is the Day of prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood and the religious

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

EASTER SUNDAY On Easter Sunday when the Word is proclaimed, it is real and active – the Lord is present, and what is described is,

PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD  -Year B Palm Sunday marks the beginning of “The Great Week”. The Messiah enters his City. In

The Fifth Sunday of Lent -Year B In the weeks of Lent so far we have followed God’s work of salvation: we have seen the

The Fourth Sunday of Lent -Year B There were two remarkable moments in the story of the Old Testament where God saved his people; one

The Third Sunday of Lent -Year B This week, in our journey through the Old Testament, we reach Covenant Number Three: and this is the

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

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

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

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

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,

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time -Year B Where does Jesus begin his ministry? Where John the Baptist left off – preaching a message of repentance,

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

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

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:

Fourth Sunday of Advent -Year B Here we enter a new stage of Advent: having spent so much time on the Second Coming, now we

Third Sunday of Advent -Year B So who is coming? This Sunday’s readings help to answer that question. John the Baptist is asked about the

Second Sunday of Advent -Year B Throughout the first three weeks of Advent our focus is very clearly on the Second Coming of the Lord

First Sunday of Advent -Year B Advent opens with a great cry, and a great promise: “Oh that you would tear the heavens open and

CHRIST THE KING -Year A “Shepherd-King o’er mountain steep, homeward guide thy wand’ring sheep.” This hymn which we will probably sing today captures the readings

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time -Year A We must be very careful that the real point of today’s first reading is not washed away in

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time -Year A “Watch early for wisdom”: wise words, and ones that the foolish bridesmaids of the Gospel should have taken

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time -Year A An awkward set of readings to sit through as a priest today! The more responsibility we have for

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time -Year A When you look at something like the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and see its 691 pages, or

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time -Year A Everyone on this earth belongs to God. All are made in his image. Therefore it is right that

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time -Year A The Church’s year is drawing to a close: in a few weeks we will be thinking very clearly

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time -Year A Today we focus on the vineyard: frequently we see the vineyard as an image or parable of the

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time -Year A Once a sinner, always a sinner.  That seems to be the attitude of the self-righteous in the first

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time  –  Year A We can never hope fully to understand God: especially God’s generosity. We are very good at working out

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time  –  Year A Jesus tells a dramatic story in the Gospel, to make a very important point: the desperate need in

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time  –  Year A ‘No man is an island…’ How true this is for those who follow Christ: each of us has

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time  –  Year A A quick glance at last weeks Gospel reveals the interesting development of the story: last week, we heard

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

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time  –  Year A Today is one of those occasions when, even though the second reading is not chosen to correspond to

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time  –  Year A How does God reveal himself to us? Most of the time, in precisely the way we do