3rd Sunday – Awakening Desire

15 Mar 202029 Mar 2020

John 4:5-42 The third Sunday of Lent, we come to Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman. We hear it today because it is the Sunday of the First Scrutiny for…

2nd Sunday – The Place of Possibility

8 Mar 202025 Mar 2020

Genesis 12:1-4; Matthew 17:1-9 This Easter, we are blessed to have several adults being baptised and others received into the Church. We have to ask, why would anyone want to…

1st Sunday -The Way of the Desert

1 Mar 202023 Mar 2020

Matt 4:1-11 The desert can teach us a lot about life. I discovered something of this on a recent walking retreat in the Sahara, on which I was privileged to…

7th Sunday – Love your Enemies

23 Feb 202017 Mar 2020

Matthew 5:38-48 With today’s gospel, we reach the apex of the Sermon on the Mount. There is no other religion which teaches us to love the enemy. For good reason.…

3rd Sunday – Light in Darkness

26 Jan 202017 Mar 2020

Isaiah 8:23-9:3, Matthew 4:12-23 Land of Zebulun and Naphtali. When you read the family cycle stories in Genesis, especially that of Jacob, you quickly realise why monogamy, is a very…

2nd Sunday – Perfect Sacrifice

19 Jan 202018 Mar 2020

Isaiah 49:3-6, John 1:29-34 If you ever find yourself in the city of Ghent, in Belgium, you should go to St Bavo’s Cathedral to see the display of the Flemish…

Baptism of the Lord – The Approach of the King

12 Jan 202019 Mar 2020

Isaiah 42:1-7, Matthew 3:13-17 In the Chronicles of Narnia, the first experience the children have as they encounter the enchanted land of Narnia is quite gloomy. The legitimate rulers of…

Epiphany – The Risk of Faith

5 Jan 202018 Mar 2020

Matthew 2:1-12 The feast of Epiphany. We meet the Magi, these well-loved characters in every crib. Today, they are contrasted with another character, Herod. Between them, they represent the best…

4th Week – Ahaz, Joseph & the Sign of Immanuel

22 Dec 201920 Mar 2020

Isaiah 7:10-14; Matthew 1:18-24 We are presented two encounters in our readings today. There are two men, each faced with a crisis and have decided on their action; they are…

2nd Week – The Peace of his Reign

8 Dec 201919 Mar 2020

Isaiah 11:1-10; Matthew 3:1-12 About a decade ago, I don’t know if you remember a movie that came out, called Avatar. Till very recently, it remained the highest grossing film at…

1st Week – The Day of His Coming

1 Dec 201919 Mar 2020

Matthew 24:37-44 With this Sunday, with Advent, we begin the new year in the Church’s calendar. We live out of many calendars. Our lives are marked by days and seasons.…