Monthly Archives: January 2015
3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Getting to grips with Mark Now the Year of Mark really begins to get going, and with it we begin to experience that exciting almost breathless sense of pace which permeates this gospel from the start. It captures our imaginations … Continue reading
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2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Listening and Hearing, Looking and Seeing. These two phrases seem to go with the sense of the gospel this weekend. Overall the readings offer a reflection on the response to the call of God. What is the appropriate way to … Continue reading
The Feast of the Baptism
You are my Son, the Beloved… These words are simple enough, spoken with tenderness and compassion, perhaps spoken knowingly with an eye that looks to the future. Spoken by a Father to his son, these words draw out a love … Continue reading
The Feast of the Epiphany
The Pattern of our Year Could it be that this great feast of the Epiphany which we are celebrating this weekend might just become for us a template for the year ahead? With the beginning of every New Year we … Continue reading
4th Sunday of Ordinary Time
A Teaching which was new How do we feel about the description in the gospel today of a man being “possessed by an unclean spirit”? Probably the phrase sits somewhat uneasily with the modern mind. It doesn’t like it because … Continue reading →