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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. Following on from last week, “You cannot be the slave of both God and money”, … 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 context … Continue reading →

  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 →