Liturgical Index
Seventeenth Sunday of the Year
Some of Jesus' parables tell us exactly how much his wisdom is worth and what it costs, what it costs us. He tells of a merchant looking for fine... more »
When we try to find out about the world around us, when we try to think about the meaning of human life, when we seek answers to the questions human... more »
Three short parables today. After a couple of weeks of long agricultural parables we get three short parables suitable for city dwellers, the world... more »
Occasionally, God provides food and drink miraculously, as for the widow Elijah stayed with, or when Elisha fed the hundred. Jesus turned water into... more »
Even in these tough times, we still assume a lot will be there as normal. Like electricity, for example. A couple of winters ago, there was quite a... more »
Our Gospel passage from John is set shortly before the Jewish feast of Passover. In Jesus's time this was always a tense holiday period, particularly... more »
Elisha, through the power of God, fed a hundred men with twenty barley loaves and fresh grain, and had some over. Jesus of Nazareth, through the... more »
'I am their father, says God. Our father who art in heaven. My son told them all about my being their father. […] That's how they seem to me... more »
When we ask a question we expect an answer. In the course of our lives, we ask, and we must ask, many questions. We ask questions for different... more »
'Dear God, you don't usually hear from me, but there's something I'd like you to take care of.'If a character on a soap opera is shown praying, we... more »
Cycle: C - 29th July 2001: Asking God
Petitionary prayer - asking God for the things we need, or even just for things we want - is a very peculiar activity; after all, surely God already... more »
