Your body, you know, is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you since you received him from God.       Second Reading In today’s first reading we have the call of Samuel, with the well-known ‘Here I am Lord.’ Response. The Gospel gives us the call of Read More... from Second Sunday after Pentecost – 3rd June...
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There are three distinct ways we can understand ‘God’ and appreciate the activity of God in our world. We understand and appreciate God as Creator, the source of all that exists, the Almighty. We use the symbol of ‘Father’ to express God’s concern, care and compassion, and to evoke trust Read More... from Trinity Sunday – 27th May...
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The Pentecost Sequence, found in the Missal before the Gospel, is a beautiful prayer. Try praying it with the firm convictions that the Spirit of God is in you, that you are, as St Paul says of all Christians, ‘a Temple of God’s Holy Spirit.’ (1 Cot. 3:16) As the Sequence Read More... from Day of Pentecost – 20th May...
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Happy Mother’s Day to all our mothers and those who have a mothering role The Ascension highlights some of the challenges facing us in our understanding of Scripture. Are we to understand the ‘ascension’ literally? Did Jesus stand there on a hill and then start going up, up and away into Read More... from Seventh Sunday of Easter –...
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This is my commandment: Love one another as I have loved you. Gospel The community we call ‘Church’ exists to carry on and to give witness to the mind and heart of Jesus in our world. We who are the ‘community of believers’ are to be people who will love as Jesus Read More... from Sixth Sunday of Easter – 6th May...
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