Should priests be paid to pray? When is the start of my work week? Is it on Monday morning like you, or is it on Thursday morning? Are priests supposed to have days off? If we look at the nature of vocation, days off are not even worth a mention. Vocation Read More... from Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost – 26th August...
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Month: August 2018
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost – 19th August 2018
A reflection from 1 Kings This week in the Old Testament, we hear of the enthronement of King Solomon, son of David. He is but a boy when placed on the throne, but is discerning and already wise. So wise in fact, that he asks God for wisdom to govern fairly and Read More... from Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost – 19th August...
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Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost – 12th August 2018
In the first reading today we have the beginning of God’s response to Job: From the heart of the tempest, the Lord gave Job his answer…’Who put the sea behind closed doors?… come thus far and no further …I marked the bounds it was not to cross.’ In scripture, the Read More... from Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost...
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Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost – 5th August 2018
This is what the kingdom of God is like……… Gospel The literal meaning of ‘kingdom’ is ‘rule’. Jesus is trying to describe what the rule of God is like. Clearly, he does not describe this in terms of rules and laws. Rather, he uses stories to describe God’s extraordinary love Read More... from...
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