THE 30th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A When you look at something like the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and see its 691

THE 29th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A Everyone on this earth belongs to God. All are made in his image. Therefore it is

THE 28th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A The Church’s year is drawing to a close: in a few weeks we will be thinking

THE 27th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A Today we focus on the vineyard: frequently we see the vineyard as an image or parable

THE 26th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A “Once a sinner, always a sinner.” That seems to be the attitude of the self-righteous in

THE 25th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A We can never hope fully to understand God: especially God’s generosity. We are very good at

THE 24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A Jesus tells a dramatic story in the Gospel, to make a very important point: the desperate

THE 23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A No man is an island…” How true this is for those who follow Christ: each of

THE 22nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A A quick glance at last week’s Gospel reveals the interesting development of the story: last week,

THE 21st SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A This Sunday’s readings share a simple theme: authority in the Church comes from God. In the

THE 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A Today’s second reading was not chosen to match the Gospel and first reading, yet it fits

THE 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A How does God reveal himself to us? Most of the time, in precisely the way we

THE 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A Divine providence is a wonderful thing: God is so generous with his creation (it is human

THE 17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A What a gift it is, to be able to recognise the true value of things, and

THE 16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A There is no room in a good field for weeds and rubbish: so in the Kingdom