10 May, 2020. 5th Sunday of Easter
This welcoming God is the one that our church worships, and we renew our trust in Him…
09 May, 2020. Saturday of Week 4 of Easter
It is time for our church leaders to think again about some of their cherished "red lines" or boundaries that seem to be set in stone….
08 May, 2020. Friday of Week 4 of Easter
We “followers of the way” must move beyond and below the creed to refresh our personal encounter with the Lord who speaks to our hearts…
07 May, 2020. Thursday of Week 4 of Easter
They were arguing about which of them should be in charge and sit at the top table…
06 May, 2020. Wednesday of Week 4 of Easter
Just as the united disciples at Antioch were spurred to mission by the Holy Spirit, so the church continues to seek to unite all people as one family in Christ….
05 May, 2020. Tuesday of Week 4 of Easter
Our salvation is the Lord’s doing more than our own; but we must work with the grace of God and pay heed to his words..
04 May, 2020. Monday of Week 4 of Easter
He is the gateway through whom God comes to us and we come to God. He is the open gate into the kingdom of God. People can go freely in and out through him and experience God through him
Presider’s Page for 3 May (Fourth Sunday of Easter)
The fourth Sunday of Easter is often called Good Shepherd Sunday, because the readings are about the care we receive from Christ, our true shepherd. We rejoice that this pastoral care continues in the loviong tenderness extended by many Christian women and men today. Today is also the day of prayer for vocations.
03 May, 2020. 4th Sunday of Easter
The parish is a priestly people. How will the priesthood of the baptised be exercised in the coming decades?…
02 May, 2020. Saturday of Week 3 of Easter
We can do no better than to make Peter’s words our own: ‘Lord, you have the message of eternal life’…
01 May, 2020. Friday of Week 3 of Easter
We receive the holy Eucharist in order to draw life from Christ, as branches draw life from the vine…
30 April, 2020. Thursday of Week 3 of Easter
In the church we receive not only sacramental presence of Jesus but also the guidance and example we need to keep our faith strong…
29 April, 2020. Saint Catherine of Siena
Catherine begged Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome, which he did in 1377. Later, during the Western Schism of 1378 she supported Pope Urban VI, who called her to Rome, where she lived for the final two years of her life…
28 April, 2020. Tuesday of Week 3 of Easter
In his death, Stephen mirrored the trust of Jesus himself, which should be in the hearts of all disciples….
27 April, 2020. Monday of Week 3 of Easter
Jesus offers us the spiritual food that can satisfy the hunger of our hearts. Our deepest seeking is leading us towards God for as St Augustine said, “You have made us for yourself and our hearts can never be at rest until they rest in You.”
Presider’s Page for 26 April (Third Sunday of Easter)
During the Easter season the Church continues to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, even in these dark pandemic days. Today, we join together to worship God, who has brought about the great victory over sin and death in which we hope.
26 April, 2020. 3rd Sunday of Easter
Today we repeat our personal YES of trust and commitment. What the Lord invites is our YES to his presence with us, here and now…
25 April, 2020. St Mark the Evangelist
We can reckon Mark as our main source for actual, eyewitness stories about Jesus’s healings, relying mainly on Peter’s memories
24 April, 2020. Friday of Week 2 of Easter
Jesus took the food that was offered and, giving thanks to God, somehow fed the large crowd …
23 April, 2020. Thursday of Week 2 of Easter
The more he grows in us, the more we fulfil our potential and become all that God wants us to be…