Synodality – Looking after the Vineyard
Vineyards were important in Israel, both at the time of the scriptures were written and even today. It would be disastrous to plant and cultivate a vineyard and then have […]
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URGENT CARE
This year’s Season of Care for Creation, which began on 1 September, will conclude on Wednesday 4 October, the feast of St Francis of Assisi. For a number of reasons, […]
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October: The month of the Rosary
We are at the threshold of the month of the Rosary. The origins of the Rosary seem to date back to when a popular equivalent to the prayers said throughout […]
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Not seven times, but seventy-seven times
In today’s Gospel Peter suggested that one should forgive his brother seven times, in answer to his own question. Why seven? In maths, seven is a prime number that has […]
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Love is the answer
“But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!” (Amos 5: 24). Matthew’s Gospel is the one which most addresses community issues – how the Church […]
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Counterculture?
All three of today’s readings suggest that the life of faith is, one way or another, to live a life that is different from the world around us. The passage […]
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Who do you say that I am?
This week’s Gospel is all about Peter. Jesus conferred upon Peter the primacy of the church. We know that Peter is the rock, the head, the foundation stone on whom […]
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SILENCE IS GOLDEN
I believe that God listens to us and answers our prayers in his time. However, every time I read today’s Gospel, I am surprised by the words “But Jesus did […]
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Facing the Storms of Life Together with Jesus
It was so windy…It was freezing…There has been frost on the road and on the car…”. These were a few remarks that I heard from many in the past few […]
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Front Page from Fr Ron
In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus distinguishes what he says to the crowds and what he says to his disciples – notably he gives some explanations only to the disciples. The words […]