Third Sunday of Advent: Zep 3:14-18; Is 12:2-6; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18
Topic: The word this week
Lasting joy, a joy that feeds heart and spirit, cannot be purchased on the high street
The only time that truly matters in the days ahead is that given up to prayer
The Second Sunday of Advent: Bar 5:1-9; Ps 126; Phil 1:4-6, 8-11; Lk 3:1-6
During Advent abandon the false securities that rob us of Christ’s presence
First Sunday of Advent: Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25; 1 Thes 3:12-4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36
To confess Christ as King is more than a declaration of loyalty
Solemnity of Christ the King: Daniel 7:13-14; Revelation 1:5-8; John 18:33-37
The manner in which we live will determine the nature of our final encounter with God
Thirty-third Sunday of the Year: Dn 12:1-3; Ps 16; Heb 10:11-14, 18; Mk 13:24-32
As the living members of Christ’s body we are called to a generosity of spirit that is beyond our imagining
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: 1 Kgs 17:10-16; Ps 146; Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44
Faith, however frail, enables the Father to create our hearts anew
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: Deuteronomy 6:2-6; Hebrews 7: 23-28; Mark 12: 28-34
Jeremiah’s expression of hope in adversity is a wonderful summons to the Year of Faith
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jer 31:7-9; Ps 126; Heb 5:1-6; Mk 10:46-52
We speak so easily of humble service yet continue to trip over our pride
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Is 53:10-11; Ps 33; Heb 4:14-16; Mk 10:35-45 or 10:42-45
Faith is the surrender of all that we are to Christ
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Wis 7:7-11; Ps 90; Heb 4:12-13; Mk 10:17-30 or 10:17-27















Tory party leaders have forgotten what a conservative outlook is all about
By Francis Phillips