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He sells everything he owns and buys the field What a gift it is, to be able to recognise the true value of things, and choose those which will last forever and bring us true happiness! Solomon, renowned for wisdom, … Continue reading →

Let them both grow till the harvest There is no room in a good field for weeds and rubbish: so in the Kingdom of Heaven, there is no room for ‘all things that provoke offences, and all who do evil’. … Continue reading →

A sower went out to sow   The Gospel today is the beginning of a new section in Matthew, called ‘The Parabolic Discourse’ – a section of parables Jesus tells the crowd, which we will read over the next three … Continue reading →

I am gentle and humble of heart Today’s Gospel in an answer to a very simple question: who is this Jesus we follow? What is he like? He tells us himself: he is gentle, and humble of heart. There is … Continue reading →

You are Peter, and I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven.   Peter and Paul are the two great heroes of the Apostolic Age ‑ Peter for leading the first Christian communities and binding them in … Continue reading →

My flesh is real food and my blood is real drink The Eucharist – the Body and Blood of Christ – is a mystery with so many layers and a depth that takes more than a lifetime to penetrate. It … Continue reading →

God sent his Son so that through him the world might be saved. We begin our Summer ‘Ordinary Time’ by celebrating a strange feast – not of a particular saint or event, but of the awesome paradoxes of our God, … Continue reading →

As the Father sent me, so am I sending you: receive the Holy Spirit We arrive at the fiftieth day – the completion of the Easter Season, and the completion of the Paschal Mystery: the Lord has died, is risen, … Continue reading →

All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me Ascension is not just a feast that happens to fall in Eastertide: it is an integral part of the Easter mystery. Remember the Lord’s words at the Last … Continue reading →

I shall ask the Father, and he shall give you another Advocate By now we are some distance away from Easter, but the season is still permeated with the Easter message: Christ is risen, we are baptised in him. But … Continue reading →