NEWSLETTER

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.The Word of God Sunday. Today’s readings speak particularly to anyone who has been reluctant to hear or to respond to God’s voice in their lives. Jonah did not want to hear God’s call and set out in the opposite direction to Nineveh. It took time for him to accept God’s […]

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.Peace Sunday. When the first disciples come to Jesus he asks them ‘What do you want? For us the whole of life’s searching is summed up in that question. He does not offer them a programme or a policy. He simply says to them, ’Come and see’. It is by spending […]

The Baptism of the Lord.10th-16th January 2021. Today we reflect on Baptism – the baptism of Jesus as well as our own. In Mark’s gospel it is depicted as a kind of epiphany telling us who Jesus is. In the reading from Isaiah there is the invitation to come to the water. This includes the […]

2nd Week of Christmas.3-9 January 2021. The gospel reading in today’s Mass is the same as that used for Christmas morning – the sublime poetry of the Prologue to St John’s gospel. There is a clear link with today’s first reading that is summed up in the phrase ‘he lived among us’. In the Old […]

The Holy Family.27th December 2020 – 2nd January 2021. Today we celebrate the mystery of the child Jesus living with his parents. The feast is centred wholly on Christ as the Messiah. The account of the presentation in the Temple underlines the growth ‘in wisdom’ of a child dedicated to his mission from his earliest […]