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Personal Blog of Reverend Brendan Flaxman
In Your Midst


Sunday the 24th of November 2024 - Christ the King
Daniel 7:13-14/ Psalm 92(93)/ Apocalypse 1:5-8/ John 18:33-37 Who or what do we worship? Do we show our allegiances to earthly powers? Do...
Nov 23, 2024


Sunday 17th of November 2024 - The Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Daniel 12:1-3/ Psalm 15(16)/ Hebrews 10:11-14,18/ Mark 13:24-32 We hear much these days about how human activity is damaging the earth we...
Nov 16, 2024


Sunday 10th of November 2024 - Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 Kings 17:10-16/ Psalm 145(146)/ Hebrews 9:24-28/ Mark 12:38-44 Doing things for charity is a popular pastime it seems. There are...
Nov 9, 2024


Sunday 3rd of November 2024 - Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Deuteronomy 6:2-6/ Psalm 17(18)/ Hebrews 7:23-28/ Mark 12:28-34 What is Love? Love is a small word but has a multitude of meanings with...
Nov 2, 2024


Sunday 27th of October 2024 - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 31:7-9/ Psalm 125(126)/ Hebrews 5:1-6/ Mark 10:46-52 Who are the ‘in crowd’ in our lives? We are encouraged by the world around...
Oct 26, 2024


Sunday 20th of October 2024 - Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 53:10-11/ Psalm 32(33)/ Hebrews 4:14-16/ Mark 10:35-45 At my age I struggle to understand the modern world with its fast-moving...
Oct 19, 2024


Sunday 13th of October 2024 - Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wisdom 7:7-11/ Psalm 89(90)/ Hebrews 4:12-13/ Mark 10:17-30 The wisdom of the world tells us how to measure our success and failure. We...
Oct 12, 2024


Sunday 6th of October 2024 - Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Genesis 2:18-24/ Psalm 127(128)/ Hebrews 2:9-11/ Mark 10:2-16 Couples considering marriage today are faced with an enormous list of...
Oct 5, 2024


Sunday 29th of September 2024 - Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Numbers 11:25-29/ Psalm 18(19)/ James 5:1-6/ Mark 9:38-43,45,47-48 It seems today that we are required by society to pick a stance on one...
Sep 28, 2024


Sunday 22nd of September 2014 - Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wisdom 2:12,17-20/ Psalm 53(54)/ James 3:16-4:3/ Mark 9:30-37 ‘Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.’ A saying...
Sep 21, 2024


Sunday 15th of September 2024 - The Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 50:5-9/ Psalm 114(116)/ James 2:14-18/ Mark 8:27-35 One of the most challenging aspects of ministry can be when encountering those...
Sep 14, 2024


Sunday the 8th of September 2024 - Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 35:4-7/ Psalm 145(146)/ James 2:1-5/ Mark 7:31-37 ‘ There are none so blind as those who will not see', a saying that has been...
Sep 7, 2024


Sunday 1st of September 2024 - Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Deuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8/ Psalm 14(15)/ James 1:17-18,21-22,27/ Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 Most of my working life was in law enforcement. There...
Aug 31, 2024


Sunday 25th of August 2024 - Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Joshua 24:1-2,15-18/ Psalm 33(34)/ Ephesians 5:21-32/ John 6:60-69 We face choices every day in life, from choosing what shampoo to buy...
Aug 24, 2024


Sunday 18th of August 2024 - The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Proverbs 9:1-6/ Psalm 33(34)/ Ephesians 5:15-20/ John 6:51-58 When we gather to celebrate one thing or another, or we come together to...
Aug 17, 2024


Sunday 11th of August 2024 - Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 Kings 19:4-8/ Psalm 33(34)/ Ephesians 4:30-5:2/ John 6:41-51 The news over the past few days has been dominated by the violence whipped...
Aug 10, 2024


Sunday 4th of August 2024 - Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Exodus 16:2-4,12-15/ Psalm 77(78)/ Ephesians 4:17,20-24/ John 6:24-35 Paul could be writing his letter to the Ephesians to the people of...
Aug 3, 2024


Sunday 28th of July 2024 - Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
2 Kings 4:42-44/ Psalm 144(145)/ Ephesians 4:1-6/ John 6:1-15 We cannot hear the readings for today without thinking about the Eucharist,...
Jul 27, 2024


Sunday the 21st of July 2024 - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 23:1-6/ Psalm 22(23)/ Ephesians 2:13-18/ Mark 6:30-34 Jesus took pity on the people because they were like sheep without a...
Jul 20, 2024


Sunday the 14th of July 2024 - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Amos 7:12-15/ Psalm 84(85)/ Ephesians 1:3-14/ Mark 6:7-13 The Gospel last Sunday told how Jesus and his message was rejected in his...
Jul 13, 2024
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