Lord, teach us to pray  We all know that because of our very busy lives, there are so many demands being made on our time. I often hear people say things like, ‘there aren’t enough hours in the day or days in the week!’ When this happens to us, we can often forget about what...

Praying and Doing…  Let me start with a very honest disclaimer: this is the one Gospel that I really don’t agree with Jesus!! It’s a very short, but equally important gospel and it does contain many riches. Jesus goes to see his very close friends, Mary and Martha – Lazarus is their brother. From what...

Who is my neighbour? The Good Samaritan is a gospel with which we are all familiar. Even when we hear the phrase ‘Good Samaritan’ we automatically think of someone who does a good and kind deed for someone who is need. But as always, when Jesus first told this parable, it was a very radical...

The 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sent out to proclaim the Good News It is good to remember why Jesus came and what his mission was. He stated it very clearly and directly when he stood up in the synagogue and said for all to hear, ‘I have been sent to proclaim the good news...

The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles God’s unlikely heroes! Today, as a church we are remembering and celebrating two of Gods’ most unlikely heroes; Peter and Paul.  Each in their own way carried on the mission and ministry of Jesus as they proclaimed the gospel through their words and actions as missionary disciples...

‘One Bread, One Body… One Cup of Blessing which we bless…’  Today’s Feast is about the bountiful generosity of God and it is also about the deepest description of who we are as the Church; we are the Body of Christ. Today’s feast is not just or simply about what we receive every time we...

Three in one, one in Three!  Today is not  day to worry about maths, numbers or numerical puzzles. Today is not a day to try and figure out the reality of the Trinity with our heads or brains. Yes, the Trinity is a mystery. But it is not a mystery that can be solved, proven or...

Pentecost: The world is charged with the splendour of God Today, as we mark the great arrival of the Holy Spirit, the season of Easter reaches its climax and conclusion. Today we celebrate and experience the powerful outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the whole Church and upon all of us who call ourselves disciples...

Jesus prays for us! We all pray to Jesus at some time or other! This is what we have been taught and shown since we were children. This is an ancient tradition and a very important thing to do. However, in the gospel this Sunday, Jesus prays for each of us! Jesus prays for those...

Gifts from the Risen Lord… As we continue our journey through the sacred season of Easter, the gospel this Sunday describes another appearance by the Risen Lord to his friends. We are approaching the climax of Easter at Pentecost; the Feast of the Holy Spirit which we will celebrate in two weeks. But before that...