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  HOME MISSION SUNDAY – PROCLAIM THE JOY OF LOVE There will be rejoicing in heaven over one repentant sinner.   The message of God’s forgiveness is one that we are familiar with, but which the Lord still wishes to … Continue reading →

None of you can be my disciple unless he gives up all his possessions. This is a very difficult set of readings. The Gospel itself starts with a saying which many find hard to understand: must we really “hate” our … Continue reading →

Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the man who humbles himself will be exalted. Humble behaviour is the mark of the Christian, as it always was the mark of someone “in favour with the Lord.” In the Gospel, … Continue reading →

Men from east and west will come to take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. It’s probably a nightmare we all share to some degree or other – being locked out of the house, the sales, … Continue reading →

The Almighty has done great things for me, he has exalted the lowly. This great feast is a twin to the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. Then, if you recall, the preface of the Mass contained these words: … Continue reading →

You too must stand ready Vigilance: we wait for glory or ruin, salvation or disaster. This is the choice that faces the Christian each and every day, as we wait for the Lord to return, as he promised he would. … Continue reading →

This hoard of yours, whose will it be? Today we contemplate a great truth about our life: you can’t take it with you. The old phrase there are no pockets in a shroud is what we confront today, in the … Continue reading →

Ask, and it will be given to you. When we see the child in the sweet shop nagging and moaning at mum or dad for something, we probably don’t think of it as a model of our prayer lives! And … Continue reading →

Martha welcomed Jesus into her house. Mary has chosen the better part. Sacred Hospitality is our theme: as the letter to the Hebrews says: “remember always to welcome strangers, for by doing this some people have entertained angels without knowing … Continue reading →

“Who is my neighbour?” Both first reading and Gospel today invite us to be “down to earth” about the Law of God. It’s very easy to become an “expert in religion” – knowing all the right answers, remembering all the … Continue reading →