Liturgical Index
Fifth Sunday of the Year
Cycle: A - 6th February 2011: See!
The ancient philosopher Aristotle wrote somewhere that of all the five senses we possess, sight is the most valued. By the sense of sight, we... more »
You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden.In public life perhaps no one in recent decades has made more of these words... more »
With a range of imagery the Bible speaks about a choice presented by the Word of God to those who hear it.According to the Book of Deuteronomy the... more »
In the opening chapter of St Mark's Gospel, Jesus is driven
into the wilderness by the Spirit – a vivid and dramatic opening of his
ministry... more »
There is a beautiful moment of reversal in the film Babbette's Feast. The film tells the story of a pair of sober and austere women and their... more »
Cycle: B - 5th February 2006: A New Sabbath
In his grief Job takes a grim view of our lot. Genesis told how Adam and Eve had been created in God's image, to share in his rule, to co-operate... more »
Praise the Lord who heals the broken-hearted. (Psalm 146)It is difficult to be more broken-hearted than Job. So we will need the Lord's healing after... more »
Those experts who are concerned to trace direct relationships between the Gospels – that of Saint John as also all of the synoptics –... more »
We often pigeon-hole people. We are certain we know them and we fix their identity. We treat them more like things than people. Then suddenly we see... more »
Passages in the Gospels where there are seemingly identical accounts of an incident in Jesus's ministry are the more interesting where there are also... more »
Cycle: C - 8th February 2004: Fishing
Jesus drew the crowds. He was an inspired speaker. He could make things exciting and possible. The people couldn't read, so he summarised everything... more »
A church or temple is itself a silent sermon, proclaiming our belief in God's presence in our midst and our need to worship him. The building, its... more »
