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What is a saint? And, what does it matter? This week we are remembering St Jude and St Simon, apostles of Christ. That is Judas the son of James, sometimes called Thaddeus, as opposed to the other Judas, Judas Iscariot, and Simon the Zealot rather than Simon Peter. Next week Read...
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The Anglican tradition serves the Church well. With the three pillars of Anglicanism, Scripture – Tradition – and Reason at the heart of our Church we can enjoy the freedom of being a body of diversity which encourages inclusion and deep thinking. There is, of course, the same danger in Read...
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This week we celebrate Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226). Francis was but a humble servant of God, trying to listen to what God asked of him and spreading the gospel of Christ in a loving and humble way. St Francis was the founder of a number of Franciscan Orders which Read...
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Jesus asks: “Who am I?” And I’m asking, So what? In 2018, who is Jesus for you? Maybe you’re thinking this is a bit of a nonsense question. But, humour me. Who is Jesus for you and what difference does that knowledge, relationship, experience make in your life today and Read...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Jesus went home with his disciples, and such a crowd collected that they could not even have a meal. When his relatives heard of this, they set out to take charge of him, convinced he was out of his mind. Gospel So often people seem to imagine Jesus as someone who Read...
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I am the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt. Responsorial Psalm The Hebrew people knew exactly what they meant by being ‘saved’ – it was the passing from slavery into freedom. We tend to think of salvation in terms of ‘getting to heaven’. It can Read...
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