Year B

25 December 2023 Christ is the “Word Made Flesh”, John tells us. In Christ, God’s grace and love, God’s compassion and mercy, God’s wrath and forgiveness are verbally, physically, [...]

31 December 2023 This year the first Sunday after Christmas is a celebration of the moment when Jesus was presented in the Temple. Simeon’s prophecy over the baby is [...]

24 December 2023 Christmas Eve this year focuses on the seemingly ordinary theme of God’s coming to us in Christ. However, the key issue in this coming, is in [...]

6 January 2024 Epiphany can be thought of as embodying two journeys. The first is the new vision that the Gospels present of God’s grace and love being extended [...]

07 January 2024 The celebration of Christ’s baptism is always a special way to begin the year. This year the readings give a number of possibilities, but perhaps the [...]

03 December 2023 And so the year starts again, and as usual, we begin with the end – the vision of God’s reign consummated in Christ. To be fair, [...]

21 November 2021 As the Liturgical Year comes to an end, we are reminded, one last time, of the focus of Christ’s life, which is also our calling – [...]

14 November 2021 How are we to respond when we face the violent upheaval of our world, or when others use mockery to dominate us in personal power plays? [...]

07 November 2021 What does faith look like? How does faith connect to power and wealth? What part do we play as we seek to trust in God? These [...]

31 October 2021 Not much introduction is needed for this week’s Lectionary. It’s all about love for God and love for neighbour. Whether we explore this through Jesus’ conversation [...]