Category Archives: Archdiocese of Liverpool

22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time (01.09.13) ( OK given)   Who’s sitting where? Table planning can be a headache for organisers as well as a heartache for guests. Some put a lot of store by observing the pecking order or hierarchy of … Continue reading →

21st Sunday of Ordinary Time (25.08.13) WHAT WILL MAKE US RECOGNISABLE TO JESUS?Jesus’ teaching is forthright. The Gospel of Luke for the 21st Sunday of the Year is brief and to the point. Jesus’ descriptive phrase – ‘the narrow door’ – … Continue reading →

20th Sunday of Ordinary Time (18.08.13) FIRE AND DIVISION ‘Fire’ and ‘Division’ are words that carry a sense of impact and action. To each person, they have particular meanings while, simultaneously, sharing a commonality intelligible to all. Creating a collage … Continue reading →

Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (4 August 2013) ‘Rags to Riches v Riches to Rags’ (Readings at Mass: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2:21-23; Colossians: 3:1-5, 9-11; Luke 12:13-21) The hope of ‘rags to riches’ prompts the sale of lottery tickets.  ‘Riches to … Continue reading →

17th Sunday of Ordinary Time (28.07.13) At The Core ‘Eureka!’ can be a cry from the soul, a moment of deep joy when a truth is revealed. Diarmuid O’Murchu, a priest member of the Sacred Heart Missionary Order and respected … Continue reading →

16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (21.07.13) HOSPITALITY Hospitality is an attractive word. It can arouse memories of welcome and warmth, of food and geniality. Hospitality features in our Scripture for the 16th Sunday of the Year. It is central to … Continue reading →

15th Sunday of Ordinary Time (14.07.13) Today, we hear again Christ’s immortal parable about the Good Samaritan. Why did the priest and the Levite not stop to help this poor unfortunate? As John says in his Gospel:  “Jews have no … Continue reading →