Fr John Writes: “Look at me hands and my feet, yes it is I indeed.”
Last week’s in John’s Gospel we heard the risen Jesus invite Thomas to look at his hands, because Thomas had said that he would not believe that the Lord had risen from the dead...
Fr John Writes: “This day was made by the Lord, we rejoice and are glad.” (Psalm 118:24)
We can indeed rejoice that this Easter our churches are once again open for Mass and that we can gather together as a community around the altar of the Lord. Last year our churches...
Fr John Writes: The seven last sayings of Jesus
During his life on earth, Christ offered up prayer and entreaty, aloud and in silent tears, to the one who had the power to save him out of death. (Hebrews 5:7) As Holy...
Fr John Writes: Lent is a good time to give ourselves a tidy up.
This week’s gospel records Jesus’ cleansing the Temple by fashioning a whip out of some cord and driving out cattle, sheep, pigeons and people. We imagine the chaos as he scatters coins all over...
Fr John Writes: The Spirit drove Jesus out into the Wilderness
Fr. John Writes: “The Spirit drove Jesus out into the wilderness, and he remained there for forty days.” (Mark 1) There are forty days between today, the first Sunday of Lent, and Good Friday....
Fr John Writes: Restlessly I fret until Twilight fails
Months of delusion I have assigned to me . . . restlessly I fret till twilight fails.” (Job 7) Our Old Testament reading this weekend sees the prophet Job struggling to understand why his...
Fr John Writes: “A culture of care as a path to peace”
This week has seen us return to so called Ordinary time; we leave behind the white vestments of Christmas and turn to green. Ordinary comes from the latin word ordinalis meaning numbered; we are...