Pastoral

Jesus came not to abolish the Law but to complete it In today’s Gospel of Matthew (5:17-19), Jesus once again gathers his [...]

Salt and Light Anne notes that Jesus preferred using simple every day imagery to make his point as demonstrated in today’s Gospel [...]

The Beatitudes Many will be familiar with today’s Gospel from Matthew (5:1-12): the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount is one [...]

The widow gave all she had In Mark’s Gospel (12:38-44) today we hear of the contrast between the scribes and the widow [...]

Feast of St Boniface Today Anne O’Brien shares the Gospel from the liturgy for the Feast of St Boniface (675-754AD) who was a [...]

What is the greatest commandment? Today’s Gospel (Mark 12:28-34) follows on from what we have heard the last couple of days and concludes a [...]

Feast of St Charles Lwanga & Companions Today, while we reflect on the Gospel of Mark (12:18-27), Tony asks us also to [...]

Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar Today, Tony reads from the Gospel of Mark (12: 13-17), which documents a confrontation between [...]

Feast of Mary Mother of the Church: ‘Here is your mother’ The celebration of Mary Mother of the Church falls perfectly in [...]

Who is the beloved disciple? Today is the last of our Easter season – it is a time of change – from [...]

Jesus tells Peter ‘Feed my sheep’ Over the next couple of days, with our Easter season coming to an end and Pentecost [...]

Jesus prays for unity to be a sign of God’s love Today in John (17: 20-26), Fr Paul says we hear the [...]

Jesus prays for his church In the Gospel (John 17: 11-19) today, Fr Paul says we need to keep in mind that [...]

Feast of Philip Neri Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel (John 17: 1-11) and shares a little bit about the life of priest, [...]

Feast of Mary Help of Christians Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (19;25-27) for the Feast of Mary Help of [...]

Jesus: Whatever you ask in my name will be given to you Fr Paul says today’s Gospel (John 16: 22-28) brings to [...]

Jesus tells the disciples their sorrow will turn to joy As we continue the journey towards the Ascension in John’s Gospel (16: [...]

Jesus wants his community to be filled with the Spirit Fr Paul says we see a familiar pattern in John’s Gospel (16:16-20) [...]

Jesus tells the disciples there is so much more he wants to share with them After reading today’s Gospel (John 16: 12-15), [...]

Jesus outlines 3 things the Spirit will help the disciples realise Fr Paul says two themes continue to run through our Gospel [...]

Jesus promises to send the Spirit Fr Paul says, this week, starting with today’s Gospel from John (15:26 -16:4), we are pilgrims on [...]

Feast of St Matthias Matthias is elected to the twelve For today’s Feast of St Matthias Fr Paul reads from the Acts [...]

I am the vine, you are the branches In today’s Gospel (John 15: 1-8) we experience a part of the Last Supper [...]