The Baptism of the Lord
The Readings of today present us with an invitation for our daily life: to live out consciously and practically our baptism as children of God and brothers and sisters to all others.
4th Sunday of Advent
Mary is the woman who bring Jesus’ real presence into the world and she can truly say of him ‘this is my body, this is my blood’. Through her his presence is known and celebrated.
Christ, Universal King
This is the gospel image of royalty: the king and the criminal who go together into paradise.
Living each day in God’s presence
If we make a conscious effort to dedicate each day to God, we open the way to experiencing each day as valuable.
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
As we celebrate this feast, we give thanks not just for an ancient building in Rome, but for the living Church of which we are part.
The Pharisee and Tax Collector
The opening line of today’s gospel almost invites you to expect a kind of ‘A Pharisee and a Tax Collector walk into a bar’ scenario. This story is usually referred to as the Pharisee and the Tax Collector but it is sometimes called ‘the Pharisee and the Publican’.