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God will see justice done to his chosen who cry to him. The Word This Week Perhaps the hardest Olympic event is the marathon: not only does it demand strength and fitness, but it calls for immense perseverance and endurance. … Continue reading →

No one has come back to give praise to God, except this foreigner. There are many messages in today’s Gospel: the power of God to heal, the compassion of Jesus for those in need, the fact that a despised foreigner … Continue reading →

If only you had faith! The Word This Week Faithfulness, faith and trust. These most invisible and difficult things are what God asks of us – just as we, in our own way, ask them of those who love us. … Continue reading →

Good things came your way, just as bad things came the way of Lazarus. Now he is being comforted here while you are in agony.   The Word This Week Following on from last week (“You cannot be the slave … Continue reading →

You cannot be the slave both of God and money   How easy to take the words of Jesus out of context: “Use money to win you friends,” is one of those lines that sounds strange to us outside the … Continue reading →

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 emphasise. Our human approach to forgiveness is so often flawed – … 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. The Word This Week Humble behaviour is the mark of the Christian, as it always was the mark of someone “in favour with the … Continue reading →

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

I am not here to bring peace, but rather division. The Word This Week When we consider the Christian life, we often think in positive terms: peace, light, joy, goodness, life. And yet, as the Scriptures remind us today, that … Continue reading →