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

This is another feast that is now celebrated on Sundays in England and Wales – which will hopefully allow more people to enter into the mystery of the Eucharist we celebrate! The Eucharist is not an invention of the Church: … 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 →

As he blessed them he was carried up to heaven Recently the bishops of England and Wales decided to move the celebration of Ascension to this Sunday. While this moves the feast away the fortieth day, it does open up this … Continue reading →

The Holy Spirit will remind you of all I have said to you. As Eastertide unfolds, we feel the power and influence of the Spirit growing. This is the Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead, and the Spirit who … Continue reading →

“I give you a new commandment: love one another.” We are now closer to Ascension and Pentecost than Easter, but we are still in the Easter Season. The readings this Sunday begin to move us along too, as once more … Continue reading →

World Day of Prayer for Vocations “I give eternal life to the sheep that belong to me” This is traditionally known as Good Shepherd Sunday, and is part of the continuing journey of Easter – remember that Jesus is the … Continue reading →

  “Jesus stepped forward, took the bread and gave it to them, and the same with the fish.” The rest of the world has settled “back to normal” after Easter holidays now, but we continue to dwell on the resurrection … Continue reading →