It’s an interesting statistic that according to industry’s own figures, over 50% of gym memberships go completely unused. That’s amazing,...

Years ago, Helen and I used to foster children often for a short time in an emergency. One little girl came to us and stayed longer than...

To Infinity and beyonnnd! Thus shouts Buzz Lightyear, a toy, a comic superhero spaceman character much beloved of my grandson. Beyond...

Gospel Mark 1: 14-20. Why not me!? (or) Please, – not me! In our Gospel reading for today we see Mark’s account of the calling of the...

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...