Monthly Archives: October 2015
29th Sunday of the Year
So what’s on your mind? Something very profound is being revealed in the gospel today. On the one hand we have the request of the disciples James and John and on the other we have the response to that request … Continue reading
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28th Sunday of the Year
In the House of the Lord This moment in the gospel has about it a great sense of pathos. The situation of this man who comes running to Jesus full of verve and vigour seeking an affirmation for his own … Continue reading
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27th Sunday of the Year
The Synod in Rome And so it begins. On Monday hundreds of Bishops from every corner of the globe together with other members of the Church will gather in Rome to spend the next four weeks discussing and meditating on … Continue reading
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30th Sunday of the Year
At the Roadside The story of the encounter of Jesus with Bartimeus brings to a conclusion this section of St Mark’s Gospel. Look in the Gospel and read what happens next and you’ll see what I mean; Jesus enters Jerusalem. … Continue reading →