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The gospel this week recounts the story of the road to Emmaus. Two disciples who had lost hope find themselves in conversation with a stranger,…

In Flanders Fields by John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That…

Easter – Emmaus – Eucharist On the third Sunday of Easter in Year A (Sunday, 23 April), the readings…

“Doubt no longer but believe” John 20. It makes sense to have our daily Gospel readings following Easter Sunday to be about the appearances of…

I need to call it out – I am not in favour of the hot cross bun variations. Salted caramel, apple cinnamon, chocolate, sour cherry! …

Resurrection: The First Day of the Week You may have noticed in the gospels of the Easter Vigil and of Easter…

The Easter season is replete with images and narratives that stir our imagination. One of the images that has caught my attention this year is…

Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary from Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, Joanna, Susanna, Salome and many others It’s the courage of…

The season of Lent comes to an end. When things come to an end we often reflect on our experiences. I hope those experiences are…

This week we celebrate Palm Sunday and with that the beginning of Holy Week. Over the years, Palm Sunday has become a day when thousands…

The Three Days of the Passover – Good Friday The Afternoon Liturgy on Good Friday shows the signs of being part of the…

But if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ,…