Today we recognise and celebrate the fact that the presence of God with us is to be found in a very tangible, material way. Christ’s presence to his people is…

At the heart of it, our religion is a mystery, both in revelation, on God’s part, and in our faith response. Neither God’s action nor our own can ever be…

Today, the feast of Pentecost means many things. Whatever form it takes or however we experience the work of the Spirit in our own lives, we can be confident that…

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension, an event which begins to introduce our time in the history of salvation. A great change was made in the way that…

Today’s Gospel reading follows right after and develops last Sunday’s Gospel on the vine and the branches.   It gives the way in which the branches can receive life from…

The Gospel reading from John, speaks of the fruitful growth of the branches as long as they are connected to the centre vine.  But the Gospel says that we will…

We are living in a difficult and worrying time and the pandemic has shaken our world. We can feel the stress of it weighing on us in so many ways,…

Familiarity, whether or not it breeds contempt, lessens wonder. When radio was invented, people delighted in sitting by it and letting their imaginations roam. The same initial excitement is true…

It is fascinating the picture of the early Church we see in the acts of the apostles. It is one of a community with a deep understanding of its own…

If there was ever a time when human beings have been justified in repeating to one another the words of Christ’s messenger at the door of the empty tomb: ‘Do…