Lent

Readings: Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Psalm 102:1-4, 9-12; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 In this season of Lent, as we think about the renewal

Readings: Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46Jealousy is a terrible thing and certainly one of the most destructive forces

Readings: Jeremiah 17:5-10; Luke 16:19-31Today’s Gospel reading from Luke provides us with a tale of stark contrasts. We see the

Readings: Jeremiah 18:18-20, Matthew 20:17-28 In a recent interview the Chancellor of the Exchequer , Alistair Darling, claimed that the

Readings: Isaiah 1: 10. 16-20; Psalm 50; Matthew 23: 1-12 In today’s Mass readings, as indeed in Lent as a whole,

Readings: Daniel 9:4-10; Luke 6:36-38'Be merciful, even as your father is merciful' (Luke 6:36). Before a Dominican takes his vows, the

Readings: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:28-36In this weeks Gospel Jesus ascends the mountain to pray with his disciples

Readings: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2,4-5,7-8; Mt 5:43-48 The recent car bomb in Newry in Northern Ireland marks a troubling development in

Readings: Ezekiel 18:21-28; Matthew 5:20-26The first reading seems to imply that our standing before God, for good or ill, depends

Readings: Esther 4:17; Psalm 137; Matthew 7:7-12 Bread and fish. These are the two things which Jesus singles out in his

Readings: Jonah 3:1-10; Psalm 50; Luke 11:29-32 What is the sign of Jonah? In today's Gospel, Jesus criticises the crowd for

Readings: Isaiah 55:10-11; Matthew 6:7-15Often in Lent we can feel like the efforts that we make to change our lives