Liturgical Index
Twenty-Sixth Sunday of the Year
Cycle: A - 25th September 2011: Never Too Late
My mother used to say to me, when I forgot for the zillionth
time to do some thing she had asked me to do, 'The road to Hell is paved with
good... more »
The days are darkening. The gospels become darker. The 'powers of heaven' move towards darkness, and cold; and seem to show life ending, in winter. ... more »
Many parents will give a knowing nod when they hear today's Gospel. They've asked a son or daughter to give a hand, say in washing the dishes. One... more »
Today's parable was addressed to the chief priests and elders. Its purpose was to highlight Jesus' invitation and acceptance of sinners and outcasts... more »
Some sayings of Jesus are so difficult to deal with, it is tempting to say He was exaggerating and we shouldn't take Him too literally. For example,... more »
Cycle: B - 27th September 2009: It's a Scandal
Jesus always provokes a response in those who encounter him. It's true that there are those who want to follow but are afraid and those who are held... more »
Cycle: B - 1st October 2006: Seeds of Faith
Today's first reading from the Book of Numbers echoes in pattern the first section of the Gospel. Moses, in the first reading, has appointed seventy... more »
Cycle: B - 28th September 2003: Not one of us?
It's a fact of human nature that we often think of others in terms of what positive qualities they lack, rather than in terms of the positive... more »
Cycle: C - 26th September 2010: Still Too Ugly
In 1892 the French writer Émile Zola went to Lourdes in search of a miracle. Zola, a dogmatic atheist, declared, 'I only want to see a cut... more »
Parties are very much double-edged. They can welcome and they can exclude. The rich man of our parable welcomes his five brothers to his party. He... more »
Jesus targets this parable specifically at the Pharisees, when he has just been telling them that it is impossible to serve both God and Mammon, both... more »
Amos was a foreigner - up from the south, from the rough hills in Judea. Yes, things were tough down there. Amos wasn't used to the fertile areas of... more »
