We have now reached the third week of Lent 2019. It is a good time to ask ourselves about the significance of Lent in outlives. Lent is principally a time during which we prepare for Easter. Why prepare? Maybe we prepare because the Easter story is... read more
On this second Sunday of Lent every year we read the wonderful story of the Transfiguration of Jesus. It is an event that is said to have occurred on Mount Tabor. It is a moment when three of the disciples, Peter, James and John, recognise the trut... read more
Some of us remember when we were called upon to keep a very strict Lenten fast. Instead of the two days of fast and abstinence, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, that we observe these days, we were obliged to fast every day during Lent and abstain fro... read more
During this sixth week of the church’s year we begin the Season of Lent next Wednesday is ASH WEDNESDAY. There will be 40 days of preparation for Easter. During these days we are asked to embark upon some special penance. In the first instance As... read more
Most people long for the times when there will be no wars, no violence, no injustice, and no social distinctions. In Today’s Gospel story, St Luke reports some words, attributed to Jesus himself, which proclaim that such times will arrive when pe... read more
This week-end St Luke’s Gospel recounts a story, similar to that told in St. Matthew’s Gospel, about Jesus addressing a large crowd of people, including his apostles, about the true meaning of happiness. This discourse of Jesus is often referre... read more
The central message this week-end is very clear. God, in the person of Jesus, equips us and gives us gifts. Furthermore, God’s gifts to us are not private or secret. We are asked to tell everyone about God’s goodness. The story in St Luke’s Gospel t... read more
When we read the Gospel stories about Jesus, we can sometimes get the impression that He was greatly admired, respected and honoured by the people he met. Nothing could be further from the truth, as today’s story from St Luke’s Gospel reveals. ... read more
3rd Sunday in Lent