Monthly Archives: July 2012

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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

We often hear of famine in our world, we have frequently heard the cry of the poor in the many countries in Africa and Asia, and in countless other hunger ravaged corners of the globe. And their cry is for … Continue reading

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

This story of the feeding of the five thousand is common to all four Gospels—in fact it is the only miracle recorded in all four Gospels—today we have the incident as described by St John. In verse four we read: … Continue reading

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

There could be no better set of readings for the beginning of the holiday period than the ones placed before us today; especially the Gospel, with its emphasis on the disciples going away with Jesus to a lonely place to … Continue reading

Readers, Eucharistic Ministers & Offertory Procession

We need to increase the numbers of Readers, Eucharistic Ministers and those who bring up the offertory gifts as the responsibility for these roles is falling on only a few parishioners. The aim is to ensure as wide a representation … Continue reading

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

In today’s Gospel we hear about Jesus sending out his Apostles to preach the Good News. He gives them instructions on how to go about this task. Curiously he doesn’t tell them what to say but gives them authority over … Continue reading

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Looking at today’s Gospel reading there is one obvious point of controversy. I don’t think we should ever avoid controversies for wherever there are questions and disputed matters we must address them directly. Mark quotes the people in the synagogue … Continue reading