Advent

Readings: Isaiah 41:13-20; Matthew 11:11-15 Sometimes the spiritual life seems to be stuck on repeat. Again and again we find ourselves

Just boring. Every single year, the same Christmas tree with the same Christmas baubles and the same tinsel comes and

When we use the word 'power' in relation to God, various images may spring to mind. In the reading from Isaiah

Advent is not just about waiting in hope for Christ to come and being personally ready for this; it is

A friend just brought my attention to some excellent Advent-themed videos: "Made for Glory". This is another great initiative by

What makes a house secure? If we were to examine the buildings around us we would probably first think about

People fighting over a large TV in a box in an Asda store Readings: Is 25:6-10A; Ps 23; Mt 15:29-37 On Black

Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 71:1-2,7-8,12-13,17; Luke 10:21-24 Jesus’s joyful thanksgiving at the start of today’s Gospel is addressed to the seventy

It is a time for Christians. It is a time for non-Christians. Whoever you are, Advent is a time for

Readings: Isaiah 63:14-64:8, 1 Corinthians 1:3-9, Mark 13:33-37. The readings today speak of patience, of holding fast in the certain hope

Reading: Luke 1:67 ‘Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel.’ So begins the Gospel of Christmas Eve, the song of Zechariah,

O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster, exspectatio gentium, et Salvator earum: veni ad salvandum nos Domine Deus noster. O Emmanuel, our King