A few years ago, this ‘Grumpy Old Man’ wrote a tongue in cheek article about the obligation for Christians to attend Sunday Mass. I was...

Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, “You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have...

Last Sunday, Ian asked me “Are you doing a thought for the week next Sunday?” My initial reaction was – No! My Thought for the week is...

Gospel Mark 7: 24 – 37 Last Sunday saw Jesus challenging the hypocritical Pharisees for making rituals an end in themselves, rather than...

The commemoration of the death of the Blessed Virgin Mary (the Dormition, or falling asleep, as it was known in the East) is known as the...

Trinity 10. Gospel John 6: 35 & 41-51 In today’s gospel, John picks up, or rather continues, Jesus’ theme of The Bread of Life – a...

35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be...

Gospel John 6 1-21. I have been very moved by the messages of support following my homily (and thought for the week) last weekend. Bless...

Gospel reading Mark 6.30-34 & 53-end. Over the weekend of the ‘Petertide’ Ordinations and Ordination anniversaries (I celebrated my 35th...

Readings: Ezekiel 2: 1-5, 2Cor 12: 2-10, Mark 6:1-13. Evangelism may not be a dirty word, but for many if not most ‘ordinary Christians’...