In this week’s gospel for the 5th Sunday of Lent Jesus makes the promise that eternal life will be given to anyone who believes in him. But what does this mean? We hear the account of Jesus raising his friend Lazarus from the dead after four days. The body of Lazarus would have begun to …
Truth of Faith In last Sunday’s gospel Jesus heals a man born blind. This does not persuade the Pharisees- the Jewish leaders, that Jesus should be listened to. They have their own agenda. They can’t see the reality in front of them especially given that that Jesus in their view broke the law by healing …
Truth of Faith Living Water Knowing Jesus as Son of God changes everything and opens us to the living water and eternal life. This is for here and now and is a foretaste of our heavenly destiny. An unsuspecting woman encounters Jesus at the village well. She is shocked that Jesus should ask her for …
Truth of faith In the gospel reading this Sunday, the second Sunday of Lent, we hear how Jesus took Peter, James and John up a mountain and there in their sight was transfigured, his appearance shining brightly. In this vision Jesus is is seen talking with Moses the law giver and Elijah the greatest of …
True Faith Our loving God has a plan for each one of us. Each of us is unique. There has never been anyone like you since the beginning of time and there will never be anyone like you again –ever! God extends an invitation for us to be all that we can be and are …
yes but we must dig deeper. Truth of Faith “Love your enemies,” we read in this Sunday’s Gospel (Matthew 5: 38-48) Surely Jesus could not have meant this to be taken literally? Yet we also read Jesus telling Peter to put up his sword after he cut off the ear of the high priest’s servant …
At this Christmas time in 2022, I am drawn to praise God who is my rock and my all. Why? God made me to know, love and serve Him in this life and be happy with Him forever in the next, as the catechism tells us. Jesus makes this possible. That is why Christmas is …
How many corpses to get the world’s attention? Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world. Pope Francis speaking to religious leaders has said violence and extremism are “betrayals of religion” and that for all believers’ hatred of others is the, “greatest blasphemy” (speaking last year in the ancient city of Ur). In …
Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo, Lynne Vincent This is a true story of a little boy who has a near death experience and visits heaven and then returns to life. He is the son of a Pastor in America and the account of what happened in the few minutes he was gone is …
Record numbers took part in this year’s March for Life UK which was held in central London on Saturday 3rd Sept. It seems that the overturning of Roe v Wade in America has had quite a ripple effect across the ocean as more young people than ever paraded through the streets on a lively procession which …