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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 →

As he blessed them he was carried up to heaven The Word This Week 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 … Continue reading →

The Word This Week 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 brings the Church to birth at Pentecost. As we … Continue reading →