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Martha welcomed Jesus into her house. Mary has chosen the better part. The Word This Week Sacred Hospitality is our theme: as the letter to the Hebrews says: “remember always to welcome strangers, for by doing this some people have … Continue reading →

Who is my neighbour? The Word This Week 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 … Continue reading →

Your peace will rest on that man. The Word This Week The link between the First Reading and Gospel is not immediately apparent today, until you look at the “headings” which are always chosen “to make the connection between readings … Continue reading →

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

“You are the Christ of God. The Son of Man is destined to suffer grievously” The Word This Week Out of a seemingly innocent question comes the dark shadow of the cross: Jesus must teach his disciples that to be … Continue reading →

Her many sins have been forgiven, or she would not have shown such great love. The Word This Week The “theme” of the First Reading, Psalm and Gospel today is “forgiveness of sins”. We hear the touching Gospel story, of … Continue reading →

“Young man, I tell you to get up.” These Sundays of Ordinary Time will not appear every year, since the great solemnities of Pentecost, Trinity and Corpus Christi will displace them. So it can be a bit of an abrupt … Continue reading →

The Eucharist is not an invention of the Church: it is a part of God’s plan of salvation from the very beginning: it is prefigured in the Old Testament, seen today in the food offerings of Melchizedek, priest king of … Continue reading →

This Sunday is all about the “Divine Community” – in other words, the way in which our God is in himself a communion of love: Father, Son and Spirit, distinct yet perfectly united – three persons, one God.  We hear … Continue reading →

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, has ascended to heaven and now gives birth to his Church, by sending the … Continue reading →