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The Son of Man has come to seek out and save what was lost There is a subversive humour in today’s Gospel which turns upside down the conventions of everyday life: we see a senior tax official climbing up a … Continue reading →

World Mission Sunday The publican went home at rights with God; the Pharisee did not. A few weeks ago (22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time) we had a Gospel about humility in social life – today we hear the Lord reiterating … Continue reading →

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

If only you had faith! 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. Trust me, we say, all … 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. 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 →