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Bishop David McGough

August 18, 2016
The Twenty-first Sunday of the Year: Isaiah 66:18-21; Heb 12:5-7; Luke 13:22-30 (year c)
August 18, 2016
The Twenty-first Sunday of the Year Isaiah 66:18-21; Heb 12:5-7; Luke 13:22-30 (year c) As the Book of Isaiah draws to its conclusion, it sets before us the vision of a heavenly Jerusalem come down to Earth: a place where God would dwell amongst his people. Rather than hiding themselves away from a hostile world,
August 11, 2016
The Solemnity of the Assumption Rev 11:19 & 12:1-6 & 10; 1 Cor 15:45-51; Lk 1:39-45 (Year C) “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my saviour. From this day forward all generations will call me blessed, for the Almighty has done great things for me.” Even before
August 11, 2016
The Twentieth Sunday of the Year: Rev 11:19; 12:1-6 & 10; 1 Cor 15:45-51; Lk 1:39-45 (Year C)
August 04, 2016
The Nineteenth Sunday of the Year: Wis 18:6-9; Heb 11:1-2 & 8-12; Lk 12:32-48 (year c)
August 04, 2016
The Nineteenth Sunday of the Year Wis 18:6-9; Heb 11:1-2 & 8-12; Lk 12:32-48 (year C) The Old Testament Scriptures describe salvation as an Exodus, a journey from the slavery of Egypt to freedom and fulfilment in a Promised Land. As such, it is our own story, embracing the striving of every generation. We struggle
July 28, 2016
The Eighteenth Sunday of the Year: Eccl 1:2 & 2:21-23; Col 3:1-5 & 9-11; Lk 12:13-21 (year c)
July 28, 2016
The Eighteenth Sunday of the Year Eccl 1:2 & 2:21-23; Col 3:1-5 & 9-11; Lk 12:13-21 (year c) ‘Vanity of vanities, the Preacher says. Vanity of vanities. All is vanity!” The Book of Ecclesiastes is ascribed to the proverbial wisdom of King Solomon. Almost certainly it belongs to a much later period, probably to the uncertain
July 21, 2016
The Seventeenth Sunday of the Year: Gen 18:20-32; Col 2:12-14; Lk 11:1-13 (year c)
July 21, 2016
The Seventeenth Sunday of the Year Gen 18:20-32; Col 2:12-14; Lk 11:1-13 (year c) Every real relationship must find expression as the one reaches out to the other. Prayer is the expression of our relationship with God, for it is in prayer that we reach out to God, allowing ourselves to be known by him.
July 14, 2016
The Sixteenth Sunday of the Year: Gen 18:1-10; Col 1:24-28; Lk 10:38-42 (year c)
July 14, 2016
The Sixteenth Sunday of the Year Gen 18:1-10; Col 1:24-28; Lk 10:38-42 (Year C) The virtue of hospitality, properly understood, reaches far beyond conventional courtesy; it is a generosity of heart and spirit always ready to welcome the stranger into its midst. At its very best, hospitality is a communion, the surrender of ourselves to
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