Liturgical Index
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday)
Cycle: A - 3rd April 2011: Born Blind
I am writing this sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, which is Mother's day, having recently lost both my mother and godmother on the same... more »
Cycle: A - 2nd March 2008: A New Vision
This Gospel does not tell of the healing of a blind man, as we find in the other Gospels, but of a man blind from his birth. What's the difference? I... more »
In the gospel reading Jesus cures a blind man by rubbing spittle and dirt into his eyes, but the Pharisees are not happy about this. The Pharisees... more »
Jesus says in today's gospel:It is for judgment that I have come into this world. For many people this may not seem like good news. Their hearts and... more »
Cycle: B - 18th March 2012: A Disciple
In this Gospel we have Jesus talking in an unusual way to an
unusual man.
When we hear Jesus speaking, usually to crowds, it is loud
and... more »
One of the most important words in St John's Gospel is 'glory'; right at the beginning we read that 'the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we... more »
As so often the Scripture reading regrettably gives us the text -- what the lectionary thinks is Christ's 'teaching' -- without giving us its... more »
Within each of us there is a longing which draws us beyond ourselves. We reach out to something that calls on us. There is a sense of belonging to... more »
Today’s gospel, which we hear well into the season of Lent, is extremely familiar. To describe someone as a ‘prodigal’ or behaving... more »
Cycle: C - 14th March 2010: Come Home
Today's Gospel of the father and his two sons, one prodigal the other a home-son, is presented in two 'shells' of interpretation. The first... more »
What prompted Jesus to tell the parable of the Prodigal Son? Luke tells us that the tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to listen to what... more »
When St Paul says that to be in Christ is to be a new creation, he cannot mean that God the Creator has looked at the work of his hands, judged that... more »
Jesus got into trouble. Now, people get into trouble either because of what they do or because of what they say. Or both. With Jesus it was mainly... more »
