Month

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 30th January 2022 Refusal Today’s Gospel is the continuation of last Sunday’s Gospel.  Jesus read the jubilee text from Isaiah and said ‘This text is being fulfilled today, even as you listen.’  All eyes on the synagogue were on him. But,... Read More →

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, 23rd January 2022 The Great Jubilee Harold Miller lived with the nomadic Gabra people of N. E. Kenya for many years.  Every 50th year they would celebrate a ‘Jubilee’, redistributing their cattle among the people, forgiving all debts and ending... Read More →

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, 16th January 2022 Do whatever he tells you In John’s gospel the mother of Jesus is mentioned just twice: at the marriage feast at Cana, the beginning of the public ministry of Jesus and at the crucifixion, the end of it. That could be a way of... Read More →

The Baptism of the Lord, 9th January 2022 The Hidden Years I recently watched a fantastic documentary about Wildebeest.  Their young have to be on their feet within an hour of birth, able to run with the herd, avoiding predators.  It is essential for their survival.... Read More →