Liturgical Index
Fifteenth Sunday of the Year
We can get very pessimistic about the world, about the Church and about ourselves. One solution is not to be optimistic in the first place. One way... more »
'Is your church growing?' This is the question asked by an internet website concerned with church growth. It offers to help you double the numbers of... more »
I live here in Galilee -- in an insignificant little village called Nazareth. We are all peasants here. It's very difficult to scratch a living... more »
Jesus explains this parable, at least to his disciples. The seeds are 'the words of the kingdom' and where they fall is symbolic of those who do not... more »
Is it fear that prompts us to rely on modern technological advances in communication? An interesting question, perhaps. Are we too afraid to rely on... more »
Amos stands on dangerous ground - Bethel is the religious centre of a breakaway kingdom in the Promised Land. As its priest, Amaziah, makes clear,... more »
I was born and bred in Galilee: my misfortune was to be the third son of my family. Our small plot of land would not support so many and I was... more »
Go away seer, flee away to the land of Judah; earn your bread there, and prophesy there.Such is the bleak response to Amos's words from Amaziah, the... more »
Older manuals of moral theology are sometimes criticised for presenting the Christian moral life primarily in terms of obedience to a set of... more »
Cycle: C - 15th July 2007: Just Love
Where does justice end and charity begin? Are we required to give to the poor in justice or in charity? The Fathers of the Church, such as St John... more »
In the part of this gospel which precedes the parable of the Good Samaritan, the question is asked:What must be done in order to possess eternal... more »
This very famous parable, found only in Luke, invites us to recapture and rediscover the truth of the basic goodness of human nature, and the... more »
