Do not be afraid Of what are you afraid? What fills you with anxiety and fear? Some people are afraid of spiders, others are afraid of dogs, and so much more. As a child, I was so afraid of the dark. Looking back now, it was not so much the dark itself, it was what...

The Body and Blood of Jesus – Corpus Christi Separated though we are from each other, we are still the Church, the People of God and the Body of Christ. Although we are still unable to go our local church to celebrate the Eucharist, we are united to each other and in communion with Jesus...

Last Sunday was Pentecost Sunday, the last day of the Easter season. Today we begin what is called ‘Ordinary Time.’ But today in fact is no ‘ordinary’ Sunday. Today is Trinity Sunday. Separated though we are from each other, today is the day to praise and experience the love and power of the Trinity.  We...

The Missionary Church is born It is often said that William Shakespeare has a line or quotation to suit every situation or occasion. In Macbeth, there is a wonderful phrase uttered by one the witches in the play; ‘Something wicked this way comes.’ How true. Given what we have gone through over the last few...

You are my witnesses Today, in union with the world wide church, we celebrate the Ascension of Lord. We took part in the drama of Holy Week and shared in the Resurrection. Now, today, we are witnesses to the earthly and physical presence of Jesus as it comes to an end. While it is the...

Love me and love one another On Holy Thursday night we celebrate what is called ‘The Mass of the Lord’s Supper.’ It tells us of the last meal that Jesus had with his closest followers. However, there is one noticeable absence – food! There is no actual meal in the gospel we read that night....

Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life  Although we ‘celebrated’ Easter Sunday five weeks ago, we are in fact still  making our way through the Season of Easter, which will conclude when with  great feast of Pentecost on May 31st – we still have a way to go until then. So perhaps the words...

Following Jesus and listening to him The theme and message of the readings today is simple enough; the shepherd, the sheep and the gate to the sheepfold. In the first reading from the letter of St. Peter, says, ‘You had all gone astray like sheep but now you have come back to the shepherd and...

The Risen Lord walks with us The gospels that we are hearing and reading during Easter tell us about the people who met the risen Jesus. In many ways these are very ordinary people in equally ordinary situations. Mary Magdalene met Jesus at the tomb and thought he was the gardener. On one occasion, Jesus...

Doubting or Believing Thomas? As these challenging and uncertain days continue, in today’s gospel we meet the apostle who is forever known as ‘Doubting Thomas.’ After all their hopes and plans had been dashed, the apostles are hiding in case the Romans find them and do to them what they did to Jesus. They are...