Liturgical Index
Twenty-Seventh Sunday of the Year
In first century Galilee, vineyards looked very like the vineyard in today's parable. The hedge was for keeping out predators and the watch tower for... more »
In our readings today there is a contrast between the extravagant violence of the gospel parable'they seized the servants, thrashed one, killed... more »
There is a story of two politicians engaged in conversation, and one asks the other, 'But how do you know for sure you've got power, unless you abuse... more »
As I sit at my window, angry sounds float up from the street below - not, this time, another demo (the European Commission is just across the park)... more »
Jesus says ‘from the beginning of creation, male and female he made them.’ The Pharisees ask a question about how to regulate family life... more »
Think of the church weddings you have been to. Everything seems designed to make the occasion a celebration beyond the ordinary. Not only do the... more »
Most people are turned off by legalism. Laws, rules, and regulations can bog us down. They can curtail our freedom. There are times when we want to... more »
Adam sounds just like a teenager when God introduces him to Eve:This is bone from my bones and flesh from my flesh. 'We were made for each other!... more »
The apostles said to the Lord , 'Increase our faith.' Their request seems to come from nowhere. It is all the more striking because of the language... more »
Cycle: C - 7th October 2007: Guns and Roses
J.R.R. Tolkien is sometimes accused of being a pessimist, and the alleged cause is his devout Catholic faith. In the year his magnum opus The Lord of... more »
The apostles said to the Lord,Increase our faith!Why did the apostles say this? We don't really know.It doesn't seem to be connected with what Jesus... more »
Albert Nolan tell us in God in South Africa about a young black man who could not bear to say the words in the Mass, 'Lord, I am not worthy to... more »
