Liturgical Index
Easter Sunday
A child of nine years of age asked me a rather difficult question during a recent visit to a primary school. He asked me why the date of Easter... more »
CHRIST IS RISEN! ALLELUIA!
We have been following Christ through Lent, with fasting, prayer and almsgiving. We have tried to keep close to him... more »
Here's something odd about the Resurrection scenes in the Gospels: in all the scenes where the disciples encounter the Risen Christ, there is no... more »
Why did Mary Magdalene visit the tomb of Christ? Was it simply an act of sight-seeing? St John doesn't tell us, and St Matthew does tell us that... more »
Cycle: A - 24th April 2011: Enduring Love
Tonight we celebrate the defeat of death. St Paul wrote to the Romans: 'As Christ was raised from the dead by the Father's glory, we too might live a... more »
One of the most moving reflections on the Resurrection I know of was written by a grieving father mourning the loss of his son in the First World... more »
I once heard a preacher say at a funeral Mass that the person who'd died was like a caterpillar turned into a butterfly, become more beautiful,... more »
Go quickly and tell his disciples, "He has been raised from the dead,"the angel of the Lord tells the women when they see the tomb empty;Go and tell... more »
Cycle: B - 16th April 2006: Being Someone
They say you learn by your mistakes. I wish that were the case. A few weeks ago I found myself watching a film which told the story of a family on a... more »
Cycle: B - 20th April 2003: He Finds Us
If you mention the word theology to many people they are liable to turn up their noses and imagine scholarly studies, containing shelf upon shelf of... more »
The Gospels are reticent about the Resurrection. Having described Our Lord's Passion in relentless detail, they do not describe the Resurrection at... more »
How do we expect John to narrate the resurrection this Easter morning? Do we look for trumpets, for a swelling note of glory from the evangelist... more »
One of the enduring memories of my childhood was seeing the Wakefield Mystery Plays at Bernard Miles's famous Mermaid Theatre at Puddle Dock in the... more »
