Baptism of the Lord – Open to the Father’s Love

10 Jan 202123 Jan 2021

The Baptism of Christ, Leonardo da Vinci Isaiah 42:1-7, Mark 1: 7-11 2015 saw the demise of one of the brightest intellectuals of our age, Rene Girard. His work spanned…

Feast of the Baptism – One with Us

10 Jan 202116 Jan 2021

Do you remember Jacob’s ladder, with the angels ascending and descending? Throughout the Christmas season we have contemplated how God came down that ladder to our world, how he came…

Epiphany – The Risk of Faith

5 Jan 202116 Jan 2021

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…

2nd Sunday – Life, Light and Love in the Beginning

3 Jan 202110 Jan 2021

John 1:1-18 Coming to the Prologue of John’s gospel is like arriving at the foot of Mount Everest. We gaze upon it’s stunning height and grandeur. The difference is that…

4th Sunday – A tale of two Temples

20 Dec 20205 Jan 2021

2 Samuel 7:1-16, Luke 1:26-38 As we come to the Fourth Sunday of Advent, our Gospel text focuses on Mary, who has remained hidden so far. It is difficult to…

3rd Sunday – Year of the Lord’s Favour

13 Dec 20203 Jan 2021

Isaiah 61:1-11, John 1:6-8,19-28 What would you do, once things return to normal - whatever normal might be when this ends? Have you thought - am sure you have -…

2nd Sunday – Prepare the Way

6 Dec 202025 Dec 2020

St. John the Baptist Preaching, c. 1665, by Mattia Preti Isaiah 40:1-11, Mark 1:1-8 We are almost at the end of this calendar year. A lot of people remark on how they can’t…

1st Sunday – The Doorkeeper

28 Nov 202021 Dec 2020

Young Woman Holding a Lamp, Gerard Dou Mauritshuis, Netherlands. Isaiah 63:16-17,64:1-8, Mark 13:33-37 Advent is perhaps the most beautiful of the Church’s liturgical seasons. In the run up to Christmas,…

Christ the King – The Sheep and the Goats

20 Nov 202013 Dec 2020

The Last Judgment, Michelangelo Matthew 25:31-46 If you’ve been to the Sistine Chapel, you can’t fail to be impressed by the full length mural serving as the backdrop to the…

Thursday Week 33 – 7 seals, 7 Horns, 7 Eyes

19 Nov 202019 Nov 2020

Apocalypse 5:1-10 Anyone who has picked up the book of Revelation knows that it has some strange imagery. In the first reading today we see a Lamb with seven horns…

33rd Sunday – Fear, Valour and the Joy of the Lord

15 Nov 202012 Dec 2020

The Stretcher, Eleuterio Pagliano. Prov 31:10-31, Matt 25:14-30 We come to the final parable in Matthew’s gospel. It leads to the awesome scene of the Final Judgement, which also sets…

32nd Sunday – The Burning Love of the Bride

8 Nov 202028 Nov 2020

Wise and Foolish Virgins, William Blake Matt 25:1-13 Weddings, then, like now, were elaborate affairs. They probably lasted a whole week. In first century Jewish weddings, the man would first…

Carlo Acutis and The Feast of All Saints

31 Oct 202020 Nov 2020

Fra Angelico, The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs  Matt 5:1-12 “The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in life, is not to become a saint.” ― Léon Bloy I grew up being quite perplexed…

30th Sunday – Obedience, Compassion, Humility

23 Oct 202016 Nov 2020

Moses with the Commandments, Rembrandt Matt 22:34-40 We meet the Pharisees again this week, as they come together after their initial failed attempt to trap Jesus with the coin incident.…

29th Sunday – Taxes,Caesar and God

18 Oct 20208 Nov 2020

The Tribute Money, Thomas Sully Matt 22:15-21 In today’s gospel, we have an unholy alliance, of the Pharisees and the Herodians who come together against Jesus. The question they pose,…