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Weekly News 24/03/24
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
Weekly News 17/03/24
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
Weekly News 10/03/24
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
Weekly News 03/03/24
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
Weekly News 25/02/24
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
Weekly News 18/02/24
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
Weekly News 11/02/24
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
Weekly News 04/02/24
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
Weekly News 28/1/24
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,
Weekly News 21/1/24
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time -Year B Where does Jesus begin his ministry? Where John the Baptist left off – preaching a message of repentance,
Weekly News 14/1/24
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
Weekly News 7/1/24
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
Weekly News 31/12/23
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:
Weekly News 24/12/23
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
Weekly News 17/12/23
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
Weekly News 10/12/23
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
Weekly News 03/12/23
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
Weekly News 26/11/23
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
Weekly News 19/11/23
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
Weekly News 12/11/23
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
Weekly News 05/11/23
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
Weekly News 29/10/2023
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
Weekly News 22/10/2023
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
Weekly News 15/10/2023
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
Weekly News 08/10/2023
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
Weekly News 01/10/2023
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
Weekly News 24/09/2023
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
Weekly News 17/09/2023
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
Weekly News 10/09/2023
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
Weekly News 03/09/2023
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
Weekly News 27/08/2023
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
Weekly News 20/08/2023
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
Weekly News 13/08/2023
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A How does God reveal himself to us? Most of the time, in precisely the way we do