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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 →

Second Sunday of Christmas, 2nd January 2022 A light that darkness could not overpower For the second time in this season, the Church puts before us the first chapter of John’s Gospel.  In difficult times such as these it is comforting to hear of a light that the darkness... Read More →

Fourth Sunday of Advent, 19th December 2021 Learn, Notice, Connect, Be Active, Give Any pupil at Pope Paul School should be able to tell you that the things listed above are the five pillars for wellbeing (go to www.popepaul.herts.sch.uk to read more.)  It is something by... Read More →

Third Sunday of Advent, 12th December 2021 Honouring Sunday The bishops of England and Wales recently produced a document about Sunday Mass entitled ‘Honouring Sunday’.  They wrote, The Eucharist is the source and summit of our spiritual and pastoral life.  Many people... Read More →

Second Sunday of Advent, 5th December 2021 Prepare a Way for the Lord As we move forward on our Advent journey, John the Baptist enters the scene.  Luke’s Gospel quotes the prophet Isaiah; he has come to prepare the way for the Messiah, filling in potholes and flattening... Read More →

First Sunday of Advent, 28th November 2021 Lord, make me know your ways ‘Lord, make me know your ways. Lord, teach me your paths. Make me walk in your truth and teach me: for you are God, my Saviour.’ Psalm 24 Our readings set the scene for Advent in which we reflect on our... Read More →

Parish of Our Lady & St Vincent, Potters Bar 21st November 2021, Christ the King ‘ab imo pectore’ ‘Ab imo pectore’ means, literally, ‘from the bottom of the chest’, and is widely believed to be the origin of the saying ‘from the bottom of my heart’.  The phrase has... Read More →

14th November 2021, 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time THE SYNODAL JOURNEY Hopefully you will have had the time to reflect on the information given out last weekend.  On Monday we begin our listening process in earnest.  Here are some quotes which you might find helpful; The... Read More →