Lent

Readings: Mark 11:1-10 (Blessing of Palms); Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 21; Philippians 2:6-11; Mark 14:1-15:47 (Mass) At the beginning of Lent it

Readings: Jeremiah 20:10-13, Psalm 17:2-7, John 10:31-42Today’s readings focus on conflict, misunderstanding and the desire to silence those whom we

Readings: Genesis 17:3-9; Psalm 105; John 8:51-57 The covenant that the Lord makes with Abraham is beyond belief. Exceeding fertility will

Readings: Daniel 3: 14-20, 91-92, 95; Daniel 3: 52-56; John 8: 31-42 Freedom is much prized in contemporary Western secular thought:

Readings: Numbers 21:4-9, Psalm 102; John 8: 21-30Snakes have a terrible reputation. Their anthropomorphic representations such as Kaa, The Lady

Readings: Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62; Psalm 23; John 8:1-11 In today’s Gospel passage from John, Jesus returns from the Mount

Readings: Ezekiel 37:12-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45John is the only evangelist to narrate the story of Jesus’ act of

Readings: Jer: 11:1-20, Ps 7, Jn 7:40-52Just before the passage that we read in today’s Gospel, Jesus had been preaching

Readings: Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22; Psalm 34:17-18, 19-20, 21, 22; John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Can it be that the authorities really know

Readings: Ex 32: 7-14; Ps 106: 19-20,21-22, 23; John 5:31-47.There are interesting links to be made between the first reading

Readings: Is. 7: 10-14, 8:10; Psalm 40; Heb. 10:4-10; Luke 1:26-38 We celebrate today one of the greatest feasts of the

Readings: Isaiah 65:17-21; Psalm 29; John 4:43-54 The phrases, “life’s not fair” and “life is tough” are not without warrant. These