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But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. — James 3:17-18Gallery
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Fourth Sunday of Easter
Year B Fourth Sunday of Easter John 10: 11 – 18 Lord help us to realise that to read the gospel with an open mind is to see beyond all possibilities of doubt that You, Jesus, came to bring us, … Continue reading
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21st Sunday of Ordinary time
Year B John 6: 60 – 69 Father, you wait for us until we are open to you. We wait for your Word to make us receptive. Attune us to your voice, to your silence. Speak and bring your Son … Continue reading
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Second Sunday of Easter
Year B Second Sunday of Easter John 20: 19 – 31 Father, you wait for us until we are open to you. We wait for your Word to make us receptive. Attune us to your voice, to your silence. Speak … Continue reading
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Article 40: The Leper
How we treasure our prejudices! Think of all the people that we classify as second class, because of their gender, skin colour, accent or just because we think we have a higher calling. We would never admit to calling them … Continue reading
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Palm Sunday
Year B Sixth Sunday of Lent – Palm Sunday Mark 14: 1 – 15: 47 We will use Mk 15: 21 – 41 for our prayer and reflection. Father, we thank you for the gift of your Holy Word. May … Continue reading
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Lent Week 5
Year B Fifth Sunday of Lent John 12: 20 – 33 To read the gospel with an open mind is to see beyond all possibilities of doubt that You, Jesus, came to bring us, not only a new life, but … Continue reading
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Lent Week 4
Year B Fourth Sunday of Lent John 3: 14 – 21 Introduction Note: I have taken the liberty of slightly re-arranging this text, so as to make the meaning clearer. Note: It will help our understanding of the story of … Continue reading
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Lent Week 3
Year B Third Sunday of Lent John 2: 13 – 25 Father, you gave St Jerome and St Paula delight in their study of Holy Scripture. May we find in your word the flood of salvation and the fountain of … Continue reading
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Article 39: I believe in God
Is your God a ‘policeman’, or an ‘accountant’ recording everything you do, punishing wrong and rewarding good, or …? In part two of the Sermon on the Plain, we learn from Jesus what God is like. “Love your enemies, do … Continue reading
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Sixth Sunday of Easter
Year B Sixth Sunday of Easter John 15: 9 – 17 Lord, your Word is a tree of life that offers blessed fruit in abundance. Like the rock gushing water in the desert it is for each of us a … Continue reading →