Christmas is a time of joy and peace, of love and hope. Despite the current health crisis, we can still celebrate Christmas in a true spirit of joy, for Christmas does not rely on presents, parties and large gatherings. Instead…
As Christians, we are people of hope; and we are called to be people of joy. We have the greatest message to share. The message that Christ has come into the world and brought salvation and forgiveness of sins. This…
‘What must we do?’ This is the question on the people’s mind in today’s Gospel and it is still the question on people’s minds 2000 years later. Yet, I wonder why this is the case. Perhaps we live in fear…
Hopefully your Advent has begun well, and that you have been able to take the time to begin joyfully and prayerfully preparing for the celebration of Christmas. Our Gospel this weekend tells us that “all mankind shall see the salvation…
As we begin the new liturgical year, entering the season of Advent, it is a time to prepare. But what are we being invited to prepare for? Irrespective of what the retail sector might like to portray, Advent is not…
As we mark the Feast of Christ the King, our final Sunday of the liturgical year, we are presented with imagery of Christ’s kingly reign. Perhaps we could use this as an opportunity for us to look back over what…
As we near the end of our liturgical year, we hear more and more of the end times in our readings. We hear things like ‘the sun will be darkened and the stars will fall from Heaven’. It sounds like…
‘Generosity … and trusting in the Lord’s provision.’ It is a constant challenge for the rich to be generous, but for the poor it seems to come naturally. We see in this week’s Gospel where Jesus praised the poor widow…
‘This is the people that longs to see Your face’ For me, this week has been a week that has continued to throw challenge after challenge my way. Sometimes our lives can feel like they are being turned upside down…
‘Master, grant that I may see.’ In the Gospel today, we hear of Jesus restoring Bartimaeus’ sight. Bartimaeus was a blind beggar by the side of the road. He would have had nothing and had to rely on the generosity…
