Fourth Sunday in Lent 26th March 2017
I recently reread the following in an article/ sermon by Mickey Anders (Asking the Wrong Questions) relating to the gospel. When a group of tourists saw a legless war veteran go to the Shrine of Lourdes, they whispered and laughed, “Does he suppose God will give him back his legs?” The veteran overheard Read More... from Fourth...
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Third Sunday in Lent – 19 March 2017
A local pastor recently reminded me of a much-used Celtic spiritual discipline of daily putting on St Patrick’s Breastplate, calling on God to protect His servants: I bind unto myself today the strong name of the Trinity by invocation of the same, the Three in One and One in Three… As I pondered Read More... from Third Sunday in...
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Second Sunday in Lent – 12 March 2017
As Christians, we are called to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. We are called to love … deeply, sacrificially, unconditionally! We are called to love, not only those who do good to us but also, those who we see as enemies. Love, in the Christian sense, is always a verb. To be Read More... from Second Sunday in Lent – 12 March...
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First Sunday in Lent – 5 March 2017
Last Sunday, I said that it was interesting that in the gospel for the week, God was heard (by Peter, James and John) not in the moment of Jesus’ transfiguration, but later, from a cloud. God speaks to us in our darkest direst moments – if only we will listen and look. Read More... from First Sunday in Lent – 5 March...
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