John the Baptist
As the new liturgical year begins, we pick up Saint Luke’s Gospel. Luke gives a fair bit of space in his opening chapters to Mary, and a similar amount to […]
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Who’s really blind?
We’ve been following Mark’s gospel through the Sundays of ordinary time this year. The authors of the four gospels each organised their material in a particular way and gave emphasis […]
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To Hope and Act with Creation
This Sunday’s readings speak of redemption, justice, and equality. The Gospel has Jesus commanding the eyes of a blind man to be opened. My favourite Eucharistic Prayer asks that our […]
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Mercy and Faithfulness
The Psalm in today’s readings – usually numbered Psalm 84 – has long been a personal favourite. It speaks of God’s mercy and faithfulness, but also of justice and peace. […]
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ON WORK
Last Wednesday, 1 May, was the feast of St Joseph the Worker. Our bibles usually refer to him – and to Jesus – as a carpenter, but it seems that […]
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Stay Awake
We have heard a lot in the daily gospel readings over the last few weeks about the need to be ready, from Matthew on Sundays and Luke on weekdays. Today’s […]
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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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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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Our Parish
Friday, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, is our parish’s patronal feast day. It’s a good time to reflect on parish life. We all know that our Cathedral parish has […]
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FEEDING THE MULTITUDES
One of the readings for Mass in the coming week – on Friday — is St John’s account of the miracle of the loaves and fish. This is the only […]