11th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A -
The people of Israel were chosen by God, to be his own people. This Moses proclaims in the first reading. And having chosen a people, God does not abandon them: they may be like sheep without a

The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ - Year A -
The Eucharist the Body and Blood of Christ is a mystery with so many layers and a depth that takes more than a lifetime to penetrate. It is not just a thing that we receive however reverently

TRINITY SUNDAY  -  Year A
We begin our Summer 'Ordinary Time' by celebrating a strange feast - not of a particular saint or event, but of the awesome paradoxes of our God, the Three-in-One, Father, Son and Spirit: so immeasurably

PENTECOST SUNDAY  -  Year A
We arrive at the fiftieth day - the completion of the Easter Season, and the completion of the Paschal Mystery: the Lord has died, is risen, has ascended to heaven and now gives birth to his Church, by

7th Sunday of Easter  -  Year A
In between the Feast of The Ascension and Pentecost there are nine days. The first reading today tells us that all the disciples, including His Blessed Mother, gathered together after the Ascension and

6th Sunday of Easter  -  Year A
By now we are some distance away from Easter, but the season is still permeated with the Easter message: Christ is risen, we are baptised in him. But today a new dimension of the story comes out: Easter

5th Sunday of Easter  -  Year A
We continue to explore the meaning of baptism, of membership of the Church, of living a life which has been immersed in the life and death of Jesus Christ: in other words, we continue our Mystagogy -

4th Sunday of Easter  -  Year A
This Sunday is traditionally called Good Shepherd Sunday, because of the Gospel references to Jesus as the Good Shepherd. It is also the day of prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood. On this Sunday we

3rd Sunday of Easter  -  Year A
During the Season of Easter we walk with the Risen Lord, enjoying his appearing to his disciples. Today's gospel is one of the loveliest accounts of his appearing - and one especially important for the

2nd Sunday of Easter  -  Year A
Often people forget that Easter is not just a day, but a season - the longest in the Church's year, in fact! We are given fifty glorious days of Spring and Summer to prolong our baptismal joy, fifty