Lent

Although the name of the 'Tenebrae' service (Matins and Lauds during the Triduum) derives from the extinguishing of the candles,

Readings: Mt 21:1-11 (Procession Gospel); Is 50:4-7; Ps 22; Phil 2:6-11; Mt 26:14-27:66 Has it ever bothered you that Jesus on

Readings: Ezekiel 37:21-28, John 11:45-56 Christ before Caiaphas.

In today’s Gospel we find Jesus preaching in the Temple. Now not only was the Temple the heart of the

Readings: Daniel 3:14-20,24-25,28; Canticle Daniel 3:52-56; John 8:31-42 In today’s first reading we can admire the fidelity and integrity of Shadrach,

Readings: Numbers 21:4-9; John 8:21-30. Few would accuse David R. Ellis of mis-selling his 2006 film Snakes on a Plane: the

Readings: Daniel 13; Psalm 23; John 8:1-11 It is better to suffer injustice than commit it. This saying of Socrates in Plato's

Fifth Sunday of Lent Readings at Mass: Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130; Rom 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 Approaching the final week of Lent, we

Today’s Gospel begins at John 7:40 in the middle of a series of interchanges. It opens: “When they heard these

Br Samuel Burke OP sees the third fall of Jesus as a cause for sorrow, which can turn to repentance

Readings: Ex 32:7-14; Ps 106; John 5:31-47  It is amazing how we can read the Old Testament in the light of

Gospel Reading: John 5:1-3, 5-16 Today, St. John’s Gospel presents us with a miracle and a controversy. Miracles are controversial enough