A Plea for Finchley Foodbank
Dear Parishioners I write this on Saturday of this weekend, 30th June. A plea for help for the Food Bank The cupboard is nearly empty! I...
New Beginnings
John the Baptist belongs to the long tradition of prophets stretching back to Elijah and the great prophets of the 8th century BC. ...
Sowing the Seed
In the gospel today (Mark 4.26-34) the farmer sows the seed, but night and day, in a way that he cannot explain, growth takes place, at...
Renewed
I once heard our personalities compared to a house. In a typical home there is a welcome space, perhaps a sitting room. Here we greet...
Corpus Christi
In the Solemnity of Corpus Christi we celebrate the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the eucharist, under the forms of bread and wine. ...
Our Advocate
American culture loves courtroom drama. There are whole television series that revolve around brave lawyers orindefatigable detectives...
In the Footsteps of Christ
If you think that the Lottery is something new, think again. Have a look, for example, at today's first reading from Acts (1.15-17,...
Generosity
I think that there is one word that sums up the readings today: generosity. In the first reading, Peter has gone to the port of Jaffa....
The Vine and the Branches
Jesus says that he is the vine, we are the branches. It is a powerful metaphor, that is to say, it is an image that invites us to...
Called by the Good Shepherd
In today's gospel reading (John 10.11-18) Jesus speaks of himself as the Good Shepherd. How appropriate, then, that the Church invites...