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  Dear Friends, In this Sunday’s Gospel, Our Blessed Lord reminds us that the way we live our lives, really does affect the lives of those around us, for better or for worse. We can all be “obstacles”, as our Lord calls them, or “stumbling blocks”, in each other’s paths, or we can be “stepping stones” to happier, more well-balanced lives, for ourselves and others, on … [Read more...] about Newsletter 30.09.18.

  Dear Friends, This Sunday’s Gospel reminds us that if we took everything that we said or did or thought and set it in the presence of our Blessed Lord, it would make all the difference in the world to life, wouldn’t it? Isn’t it true that, so often, something acquires its true character, when we approach it through the eyes and ears of our Blessed Lord? There would … [Read more...] about Newsletter 23.09.18.

  Dear Friends, In this Sunday’s Gospel, our Blessed Lord asked his disciples, “Who do people say I am?” In other words, “What do they think of me? What sort of image do they have of me?” And we heard, in the answer, what crazy ideas people had of him:- some thought that he was John the Baptist come back to life, others thought that he was one of the ancient prophets come … [Read more...] about Newsletter 16.09.18.

Dear Friends It is part of our contemporary culture to judge people by how they look and dress. St James in today’s second reading challenges us to think again! It is a challenge of faith - ‘the making of distinctions between classes of people’ is incompatible with faith in Jesus Christ. This is a real challenge to everyone who wishes to live by the values of the Gospel. We … [Read more...] about Newsletter 09.09.18.

Dear Friends Today’s readings all speak about the Word of God. In the Old Testament it is revealed in the Law that God gave his people to set them apart from their pagan neighbours and to give them moral guidance. St James tells us to ‘submit to the word which has been planted in you’. In the Gospel Jesus accuses the Pharisees of ‘putting aside the commandments of God’ - of … [Read more...] about Newsletter 02.09.18.