Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11/ Psalm 84(85)/ 2 Peter 3:8-14/ Mark 1:1-8 ‘A voice cries in the wilderness: Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths...

Isaiah 63:16-17,64:1,3-8/ Psalm 79(80)/ 1 Corinthians 1:3-9/ Mark 13:33-37 As I get older the years seem to pass more quickly. The...

Ezekiel 34:11-12,15-17/ Psalm 22(23)/ 1 Corinthians 15:20-26,28/ Matthew 25:31-46 This is the last Sunday of the church’s year, and we...

Proverbs 31:10-13,19-20,30-31/ Psalm 127(128)/ 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6/ Matthew 25:14-30 Through the readings today we are called to a...

Wisdom 6:12-16/ Psalm 62(63)/ 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18/ Matthew 25:1-13 The readings today encourage us to consider wisdom. Not the wisdom...

Malachi 1:14-2:2,8-10/ Psalm 130(131)/ 1 Thessalonians 2:7-9,13/ Matthew 23:1-12 To practice what you preach. This is the challenge to...

Exodus 22:20-26/ Psalm 17(18)/ 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10/ Matthew 22:34-40 We are witnessing horrendous conflicts in the world. The wars in...

Isaiah 45:1,4-6/ Psalm 95(96)/ 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5/ Matthew 22:15-21 We live in a temporal world, but we belong to a spiritual kingdom....

Isaiah 25:6-10/ Psalm 22(23)/ Philippians 4:12-14,19-20/ Matthew 22:1-14 When we are invited to a wedding it usually sparks excitement at...

Isaiah 5:1-7/ Psalm 79(80)/ Philippians 4:6-9/ Matthew 21:33-43 If you enjoy gardening, you will know how much effort is required to keep...

Ezekiel 18:25-28/ Psalm 24(25)/ Philippians 2:1-11/ Matthew 21:28-32 It seems the human way is to be quick to blame others when we get...

Isaiah 55:6-9/ Psalm 144(145)/ Philippians 1:20-24,27/ Matthew 20:1-16 In our human thinking we are often drawn to make comparisons...

Ecclesiasticus 27:33-28:9/ Psalm 102(103)/ Romans 14:7-9/ Matthew 18:21-35 In a recent high-profile court case the convicted person...

Ezekiel 33:7-9/ Psalm 94(95)/ Romans 13:8-10/ Matthew 18:15-20 The opening prayer at Mass today speaks of ‘true freedom’. What is true...

Jeremiah 20:7-9/ Psalm 62(63)/ Romans 12:1-2/ Matthew 16:21-27 Society today is quick to put people on pedestals and just as quick to...

Isaiah 22:19-23/ Psalm 137(138)/ Romans 11:33-36/ Matthew 16:13-20 If Jesus asked to you today, ‘who do you say I am?’ what would be your...

Isaiah 56:1,6-7/ Psalm 66(67)/ Romans 11:13-15,29-32/ Matthew 15:21-28 Nearly every day we hear in the news the harrowing accounts of...

1 Kings 19:9,11-13/ Psalm 84(85)/ Romans 9:1-5/ Matthew 14:22-33 On the parish website and newsletter there is an image of a sailing boat...

Daniel 7:9-10,13-14/ Psalm 96(97)/ 2 Peter 1:16-19/ Matthew 17:1-9 Peter, James, John, and the other disciples had been attracted to...

1 Kings 3:5,7-12/ Psalm 118(119)/ Romans 8:28-30/ Matthew 13:44-52 There is a television comedy series called Detectorists, it follows...