Monthly Archives: April 2012

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Good Shepherd Sunday

Today is Good Shepherd Sunday, it is a day on which we pray for the Bishops, Priests and Deacons in the Church and on which we pray especially for more vocations. In particular it is important to pray for those … Continue reading →

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Jesus says, ‘I am the Good Shepherd.’ We hear this phrase so often, we frequently see images of Jesus with a sheep on his shoulders. But do we know what it means. Is Jesus simply the good shepherd? What do … Continue reading →

Where Earth Meets Heaven

Once there were two monks who sat together, reading out of a very old book. The book said that at the end of the world there would be one place where heaven and earth would meet and the kingdom of … Continue reading →

Third Sunday of Easter

It can’t have been very easy for the disciples after the resurrection. They must have been very confused. It is one thing to talk about the resurrection in theory, but to actually experience someone rising from the dead must have … Continue reading →

Second Sunday of Easter

Whenever you see a picture of St Thomas he is almost always represented as touching the wound in Christ’s side. But in fact the Gospel does not record this event. Christ certainly showed him his wounds and invited him to … Continue reading →

Easter Sunday

Today we celebrate the most important of all the Christian Feasts, the Resurrection. But this cannot be isolated from what has gone before. Actually the three great feasts are all of a piece: Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday … Continue reading →

Recognising Christ

The painting above by Fra Angelico is entitled ‘Noli Me Tangere’ which means ‘Do not touch me.’ These are the words the Risen Christ spoke to Mary Magdalene when, after at first mistaking him for a gardener, she suddenly recognised … Continue reading →